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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185E · Durham, NY · July 28, 1979

Date
July 28, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Durham, NY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N601
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DFA28
Reported as
Cessna A185E
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,567 total5,963 in this make and model188 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Found throttle control broken. Aircraft flipped over during landing.

As the FAA filed it

FOUND THROTTLE CONTROL BROKEN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.