MIA76FLA25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185F · Gainesville, FL · November 19, 1975

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 19, 1975
Place
Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1301FCessna 185F
Status
Completed · report February 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751119037869A
Case key
152200

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3947  75/11/19   GAINESVILLE,FL      CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 18045
        TIME - 1930                    N1301F              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOCA RATON,FL               GAINESVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           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

Aircraft

Registration
N1301F
Reported as
Cessna 185F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Gainesville Muni

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.