19861015048749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Greenville, ME · October 15, 1986

Date
October 15, 1986 · 10:00 local
Place
Greenville, ME
Airport
Moosehead Lake
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BGAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N61438
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87FA015
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
842 total330 in this make and model171 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.

The float equipped aircraft dragged a wing on takeoff. The pilot failed to account for crosswind out of limits.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DRAGGED A WING ON TAKEOFF. THE PILOT FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR CROSSWIND OUT OF LIMITS.

NTSB investigation

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