# Accident 19800618034209A: Cessna A185F, Ely, MN, June 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Airport: Sandy Point
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 47.9051° N, 91.8530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9051&lon=-91.8530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7611Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7611Q-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 556 total, 84 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FER51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618034209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE. LANDED WING LOW. ROLLED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI80FER51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FER51), Jun 18, 1980: Cessna A185F (N7611Q), Ely, MN, destroyed

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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