# Accident 19890731031629A: Cessna 185D, Wolfeboro, NH, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5936° N, 71.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfeboro, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5936&lon=-71.2116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1526F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1526F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185D (registry code 2072812, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 35 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731031629A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH ON WATER LANDING AND DROPPED IT IN ON LEFT FLOAT. DAMAGE TO FLOAT WING TIP AND PROP.

## 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 NYC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA181), Jul 31, 1989: Cessna 185D (N1526F), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES & BOATS) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N1526F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250407006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250407006559A), Apr 7, 2025: Cessna 185D (N1526F), Wausau, WI, Minor damage. On 4/21/2025 an ops inspector in the mke office interviewed the PIC. The PIC stated that at 25 miles out winds were 340 at 18 gusting to 25. He did a standard…

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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