# Accident 19891008039439A: Cessna 185F, Rockwood, ME, October 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1989, 11:10 local time
- Place: Rockwood, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6778° N, 69.7409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwood, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6778&lon=-69.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 202 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891008039439A

## Narrative

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

DURING CROSSWIND LANDING ON A LAKE, FLOATPLANE CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER IN LAKE.

## 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 NYC90LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA007), Oct 8, 1989: Cessna 185F (N7321H), Rockwood, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE GUSTING CROSSWIND. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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