# Accident 19960205030059A: Cessna 180D, Islesboro, ME, February 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1996, 14:15 local time
- Place: Islesboro, ME
- Airport: Islesboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3025° N, 68.9106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ISLESBORO (57B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3025&lon=-68.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6423X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 426 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960205030059A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK LANDING DOWNWIND. TOO HIGH AND FAST STRUCK TREES. BLACK SMOKE REPORTED.

## 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 NYC96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA059), Feb 5, 1996: Cessna 180D (N6423X), Islesboro, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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