# Accident 20190607006109A: Cessna A185F, St. Francis, ME, June 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2019, 12:36 local time
- Place: St. Francis, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6611° N, 68.3894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6611&lon=-68.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484RF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190607006109A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 7, 2019 AT 15:00 LOCAL TIME, N484RF WAS OPERATING FROM A DIRT LANDING STRIP IN REMOTE NORTH WESTERN MAINE. THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY IS NOT CHARTED ON AERONAUTICAL SECTIONAL CHARTS BUT IS LOCATED AT 46 DEGREES 54 MINUTES AND 1 SECOND NORTH AND 69 DEGREES 47 MINUTES AND 17 SECONDS WEST. THE AIRMAN ESTIMATED THE WIND TO BE AROUND 15 KNOTS OUT OF THE WEST NORTH WEST. DUE TO THE WIND DIRECTION THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO USE RUNWAY 34 FOR DEPARTURE TO OBTAIN AN UPWIND TAKE OFF. UPON THE APPLICATION OF POWER FOR TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A YAW TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS COUNTERED BY FULL RIGHT RUDDER. POWER WAS REDUCED TO LESSEN P FACTOR AND RE ALIGN WITH THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND TAKE OFF POWER WAS APPLIED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ENDED UP DEPARTING THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A SMALL TREE AND CONTINUED INTO THE BRUSH.

## 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 GAA19CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA320), Jun 7, 2019: Cessna A185 (N484RF), Ashland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a tree.

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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