CHI76FER72

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Warroad, MN · June 22, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1976
Place
Warroad, MN · WARROAD, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2678SCessna 185
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760622019709A
Case key
155192

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3021  76/6/22    WARROAD,MN          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2200
        TIME - 1600                    N2678S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          W DEER LAKE,CAN             WARROAD,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ABT ONE AND A HALF CUPS OF WATER DRAINED FM SYS.FLOAT EQPD.

Aircraft

Registration
N2678S
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2678S · 2

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