# Accident 19950317010019A: Cessna A185F, Baudette, MN, March 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1995, 08:45 local time
- Place: Baudette, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTFA
- Location: 48.7106° N, 94.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7106&lon=-94.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 350 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950317010019A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF, FAR135, REVENUE FLIGHT -3 PAX -AIRCRAFT WHEEL DROPPED INTO EXPANSION CRACK ON LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS. MAIN GEAR, L WING, PROP & AIRFRAME SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE LAKE ICE SURFACE MAY HAVE REVEALED THE CRACK THAT DEVELOPED FOLLOWING AN AMBIENT AIR TEMP WARM-UP. PILOT AND OPERATOR REVIEWED PROCEDURES FOR AVOIDING EXPANSION CRACKS IN THE FUTURE.

## 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 CHI95LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA105), Mar 17, 1995: Cessna 185 (N714MX), Baudette, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: an encountered with a hidden obstruction during taxi. A factor was the ski assembly not having been installed.

## Other reports on N714MX (1)

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

- [Accident 20041001026819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041001026819A), Oct 1, 2004: Cessna A185F (N714MX), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 1, 2004, at 1623 MDT, a Cessna 185F, N714MX, registered to david groeneveld, received substantial damage when the right wing, right wing tip…

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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