- Date
- June 18, 1980
- Place
- Ely, MN · ELY, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7611QCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800618034209A
- Case key
- 131028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1597 80/6/18 ELY,MN CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 556 TIME - 1200 N7611Q PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDY PT SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELY,MN DMPLE LK,ONTARIO,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VLV FOUND IN PARTIALLY OPEN PSN,VLV HANDLE BINDING.COMPANY FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7611Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sandy Pt Seaplane
N7611QRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.