# Accident 19890825031829A: Cessna A185F, Deer Isle, ME, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Deer Isle, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2240° N, 68.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Isle, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2240&lon=-68.6775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4840C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4840C-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825031829A

## Narrative

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

TRIED WATER TAKEOFF WITH STRONG CROSSWIND. ABORTED BUT RAN UP ON SHORE INTO TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA199), Aug 25, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4840C), Deer Isle, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT IN DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY OF THE TAKEOFF ENVIRONMENT UNDER THE EXISTING ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4840C (1)

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

- [Incident 19850712051089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712051089I), Jul 12, 1985: Cessna A185F (N4840C), Lebanon, NH. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Landed on amphibious floats.

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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