# Accident 20070826832109A: 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: 43.0448° N, 74.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0448&lon=-74.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1334Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1334Q-2008-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070826832109A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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