# Accident 20070826829579A: Cessna 185F, Little Falls, NY, August 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Little Falls, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9822° N, 74.8044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9822&lon=-74.8044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1344Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1344Q-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 77 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070826829579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N1344Q DEPARTED FROM THE HAMILTON AIRPORT (H30) IN HAMILTON, NY ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 26, 2007 AND FLEW TO PEMIGEWASSET LAKE IN MEREDITH, NH WITH THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD. AT, OR ABOUT, 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LAKE ENROUTE BACK TO HAMILTON, NY WITH ONE PASSENGER NOW ONBOARD, IN ADDITION TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT IN THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, HE BEGAN A DESCENT FROM APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET DOWN TO 2000 FEET. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE PROCESS. THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE PILOT HAVING OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING OR FILING A FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE FSS FOR THIS FLIGHT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN, BUT FAIR QUANTITY OF FUEL (APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS) IN THE LEFT TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FUEL (APPROX. 2 GALLONS) IN THE RIGHT HAND TANK. FUEL SAMPLES FROM BOTH TANKS DID NOT SHOW ANY CONTAMINATION OF SEDIMENTS OR WATER. PILOT STATED TO THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN FLYING WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT TANK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA120), Aug 26, 2007: Cessna A185F (N1344Q), Danube, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply.

## Other reports on N1344Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19820808036319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820808036319A), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna A185F (N1344Q), Lake George, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled after takeoff and settled back into water causing substantial damage to airframe and float.
- [Accident 19780124002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124002259A), Jan 24, 1978: Cessna A185F (N1344Q), Berrien Spring, MI, Substantial damage

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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