MKC71FDM58

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Breezy Point, MN · April 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1971
Place
Breezy Point, MN · BREEZY POINT, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9881XCessna 185
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160871

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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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3-1379  71/4/22    BREEZY POINT,MINN   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1305                    N9881X              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             43, 7100 TOTAL HOURS, 12
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREEZY POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BREEZY POINT,MINN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEMO FLT.PLT IN L SEAT NO PREV TIME IN ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9881X
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Breezy Point

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.

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