# Accident 19770829025669A: Cessna A185E, Patten, ME, August 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Patten, ME
- Airport: Peaked Mtn Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.0043° N, 68.4428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patten, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0043&lon=-68.4428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4569F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4569F-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,160 total, 1,003 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829025669A

## Narrative

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

2300FT WATER ROLL,UN OUTCLIMB SURROUNDING TERRAIN.MTN WEST OF POND.FLOAT EQPD.

## 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 NYC77FNC51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC51), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna A185E (N4569F), Patten, ME, substantial damage

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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