- Date
- July 17, 1982
- Place
- Lake Delton, WI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8375QCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820717035679A
- Case key
- 71321
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The float equipped aircraft was being operated on its first flight of the day. After takeoff, the pilot noted a deterioration of power as he was climbing through about 400 ft AGL. He was unable to restore the power and could not maintain level flight. During a forced landing in a corn field, the aircraft slid a short distance and then nosed over. An examination and subsequent engine run-up revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8375Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503671
- Airframe hours
- 993
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dells Seaplane Sv
- Registered owner
- Dells Seaplane Sv
- Departed
- Medo Base, WI
- Destination
- Medo Base, WI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,226 total · 606 in this make and model · 3,295 as pilot in command · 236 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.