# NTSB CHI76FER72: Cessna 185, N2678S, Warroad, MN, June 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Warroad, MN · WARROAD, MN
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FER72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2678S), registered now, S/N 18502265, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760622019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622019709A), Jun 22, 1976: Cessna A185F, Warroad, MN, Substantial damage. Abt one and a half cups of water drained fm sys. Float eqpd.

## Other investigations on N2678S (2)

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 MKC76AK032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK032), Dec 22, 1975: Cessna A185F (N2678S), Oak Island, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74AK060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK060), Apr 5, 1974: Cessna 185F (N2678S), Warroad, MN, substantial damage

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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