# Accident 20250822011649A: Cessna A185F, Bangor, ME, August 22, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2025, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8000° N, 68.8167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8000&lon=-68.8167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N714HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N714HE-2026-03-31) (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: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250822011649A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 22, 2025, AT 1320 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 185, BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WAS DESTROYED WHILE THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 33 AT BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BGR), BANGOR, MAINE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.

RUNWAY 33 WAS OPERATING WITH A DISPLACED THRESHOLD DUE TO MAINTENANCE. WHILE TURNING FINAL, THE PILOT REQUESTED A WIND CHECK. THE TOWER REPORTED WIND 020° AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19. ATIS INFORMATION REPORTED AT 1253 LOCAL TIME INDICATED WIND 350° AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 18. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY BUT BOUNCED, THEN LANDED LEFT WING LOW, SCRAPING THE LEFT WINGTIP. IT CONTINUED ABOUT 500 FEET WITH ONLY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTING THE RUNWAY BEFORE VEERING LEFT OFF THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A PAPI LIGHT HOUSING, BECAME BRIEFLY AIRBORNE TO 50–75 FEET AGL, THEN ENTERED AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. DURING DESCENT, IT NARROWLY CLEARED AN FAA EMPLOYEE ON A MANLIFT, WHO LATER PROVIDED A WITNESS STATEMENT, BEFORE IMPACTING THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE AND COMING TO REST IN A NEARBY FIELD. AMATEUR VIDEO FOOTAGE ALSO CONFIRMED THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING SEPARATED AT THE ROOT BUT REMAINED ATTACHED BY WIRING; THE RIGHT WING SHOWED MINOR TIP DAMAGE. THE EMPENNAGE PARTIALLY SEPARATED BUT WAS INTACT. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. TRIM WAS SET NOSE-UP. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON “BOTH,” AND THE ENGINE CONTROLS INDICATED MAXIMUM POWER. FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH TANKS.

## 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 ERA25FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA309), Aug 22, 2025: Cessna A185F (N714HE), Bangor, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N714HE (1)

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

- [Incident 19910327013179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910327013179I), Mar 27, 1991: Cessna A185F (N714HE), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped on landing rollout and flipped on its back.

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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