# NTSB MIA76FLD89: Cessna 185D, N445J, Brooksville, FL, September 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1976
- Place: Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4069  76/9/22  NR.BROOKSVILLE,FL     CESSNA 185D         CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 5172
        TIME - 1405                    N445J               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNANDO COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BROOKSVILLE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AILERON CONTROLS FOUND TO OPERATE IN REVERSE DIRECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N445J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N445J-1977-01-26), registration cancelled 1977-01-26, S/N 185-0794, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hernando County

## 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 19760922036509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922036509A), Sep 22, 1976: Cessna 185D, Brooksville, FL, Destroyed. Aileron controls found to operate in reverse direction.

## Other investigations on N445J (1)

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 MIA76AM047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM047), Nov 26, 1975: Cessna 185 (N445J), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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