# Accident 19761103034419A: Cessna 185D, Newport, ME, November 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1976
- Place: Newport, ME
- Airport: Sebasticook Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.8364° N, 69.2549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8364&lon=-69.2549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1517F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103034419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. LDG GR WOULD NOT EXTEND, LNDD ON SEAPLANE BASE AND HIT A GRAVEL BAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC77DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC07), Nov 3, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1517F), Newport, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1517F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800216029459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800216029459I), Feb 16, 1980: Cessna 185D (N1517F), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. While landing, right gear separated from aircraft on touchdown due to improper maintenance.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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