# NTSB CHI78FET13: Cessna A185F, N1344Q, Berrien Spring, MI, January 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Berrien Spring, MI · BERRIEN SPRING, MI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FET13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0410  78/1/24    BERRIEN SPRING,MI   CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1808
        TIME - 0850                    N1344Q              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDREWS U.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERRIEN SPRING,MI           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1344Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1344Q-2018-03-20), registration cancelled 2018-03-20, S/N 18503477 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andrews U.

## 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 19780124002259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124002259A), Jan 24, 1978: Cessna A185F, Berrien Spring, MI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1344Q (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 ATL07LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA120), Aug 26, 2007: Cessna A185F (N1344Q), Danube, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply.
- [NTSB NYC82DA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA232), Aug 8, 1982: Cessna 185F (N1344Q), Lake George, NY, 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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