- Date
- March 15, 1975
- Place
- Iron Mountain, MI · IRON MOUNTAIN, MI
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9812XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750315005389A
- Case key
- 147830
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0426 75/3/15 IRON MOUNTAIN,MI CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 767 TIME - 1100 N9812X PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ELDORADO,WI IRON MOUNTAIN,MI OSHKOSH,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAILWHEEL COCKED RIGHT PRIOR TO TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9812X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ford
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.