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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Lake Delton, WI · August 26, 1984

Date
August 26, 1984 · 10:52 local
Place
Lake Delton, WI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61584
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84FA364
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
1,442 total0 in this make and model255 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.

Engine lost power after takeoff, turned back towards lake, hit trees. Cause undetermined. Wrinkles in fuel bladders

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, TURNED BACK TOWARDS LAKE, HIT TREES. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. WRINKLES IN FUEL BLADDERS

NTSB investigation

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