- Date
- January 20, 1986, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Ignace, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1573FCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860120001489A
- Case key
- 13411
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Analysis
The pilot stated that after the application of full power for takeoff his seat slid back to its full aft position. He could not reach any of the controls. He then unfastened his seat belt and lunged forward to pull the power off. At this time the right wing hit a snowbank and sustained substantial damage. Later, the pilot could not determine whether the seat track or the retaining pin was worn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1573F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-0949
- Airframe hours
- 1,547
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barry L. Bedour
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 16, 1985 · 107 hours before
- Destination
- Y84 · Mackinac Isl, MI
- Airport
- 83D · Mackinac County, runway 7, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 361 total · 179 in this make and model · 270 as pilot in command · 51 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1573F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.