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FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Little Falls, NY · August 26, 2007

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Date
August 26, 2007 · 15:00 local
Place
Little Falls, NY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1334Q
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
303 total77 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N1334QRegistration cancelled Jan 22, 2008 · Cessna 150LS/N 15072634 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N1334Q departed from 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 approximatley 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 a unknown, but fair quantity of fuel (approximatley 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.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N1334Q DEPARTED FROM 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 APPROXIMATLEY 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 A UNKNOWN, BUT FAIR QUANTITY OF FUEL (APPROXIMATLEY 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.