# NTSB CEN13WA393: Cessna 185, Vehmersalmi, Finland, June 29, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 29, 2013
- Place: Vehmersalmi, Finland
- Coordinates: 62.75, 28.016666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.7500&lon=28.0167&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA393
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87388/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87388
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA393

## Factual narrative

On June 29, 2013, at 1530 local time, a Cessna 185D seaplane, serial number 185-0863, Finnish registration OH-CEG, owned by Werner Air Oy, was destroyed after impacting the surface of Lake Sulasvesi, Vehmersalmi, Finland. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. A fourth occupant escaped from the sunken wreckage and sustained minor injuries. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Finland. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Safety Investigation Authority, Finland Ratapihantie 9 FI-00520 Helsinki Finland Telephone: (358) 2951 60001 E-mail: turvallisuustutkinta@om.fi

## Aircraft

- Registration: OH-CEG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185 (D)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 185-0863
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO470 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Registered owner: Werner Air Oy
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Vehmersalmi
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 22, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87388. 11 KB in all.

- Summary (item 1, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40397563&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Summary-Master.PDF

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.

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