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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Gillette, WY · April 10, 1987

Date
April 10, 1987 · 08:55 local
Place
Gillette, WY
Airport
Gillette-Campbell County
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6670N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA092
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,635 total550 in this make and model30 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 aircraft ground looped on takeoff roll. The pilot failed to check the seat latch and it slid full aft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT FAILED TO CHECK THE SEAT LATCH AND IT SLID FULL AFT.

NTSB investigation

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