# Accident 19941023048619A: Cessna A185F, New Portland, ME, October 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: New Portland, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8842° N, 70.0967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8842&lon=-70.0967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9667Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,530 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941023048619A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS FAILED TO NOTE GEAR NOT RETRACTED DUE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A POND.

## 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 BFO95LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA007), Oct 23, 1994: Cessna A185F (N9667Q), N New Portland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify the landing gear was in the proper position for landing.

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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