# Accident 20100801049759A: Cessna A185F, Newfane, NY, August 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2010, 14:20 local time
- Place: Newfane, NY
- Airport: Hollands International Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2528° N, 78.7683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2528&lon=-78.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4976E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4976E-2011-03-02) (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: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 5
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,985 total, 559 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100801049759A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROTATION AT LIFT OFF ON A PARACHUTING FLIGHT, THE JUMP DOOR, LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPENED. THE PILOT WAS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE DOOR WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE IMPACTED THE AIRPLANES PERFORMANCE. ONE OF THE PARACHUTISTS ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE DOOR. THE PILOT YELLED FOR HIM TO STOP, HOWEVER, THE PARACHUTIST CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE DOOR TO THE POINT HE WAS PARTIALLY OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT THEN GRABBED THE PARACHUTIST AND TRIED TO PULL HIM BACK INSIDE. DURING THIS TIME THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OVER THE TREES ALONGSIDE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A STAND OF TREES AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA10LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA389), Aug 1, 2010: Cessna A185F (N4976E), Newfane, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to his diverted attention, which resulted in a collision with trees during the initial climb after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N4976E (1)

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

- [Incident 19831113070919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070919I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna A185F (N4976E), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. After instrument instruction, landed amphibian gear up. Instructor in right seat.

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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