# NTSB MKC76AK032: Cessna A185F, N2678S, Oak Island, MN, December 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Oak Island, MN · OAK ISLAND, MN
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4110  75/12/22   OAK ISLAND,MN       CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2045
        TIME - 1330                    N2678S              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BONNIE BRAE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK ISLAND,MN               WARROAD,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PRIOR DAMAGE TO LNDG GR RESULTING IN FAILURE OF BOLTS P/N AN7-20A BOLT NAS146-41 AND NAS146-38.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2678S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2678S), registered now, S/N 18502265, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bonnie Brae

## 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 19751222041199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222041199A), Dec 22, 1975: Cessna A185F, Oak Island, MN, Substantial damage. Prior damage to lndg gr resulting in failure of bolts p/n AN7-20A bolt NAS146-41 and NAS146-38.

## Other investigations on N2678S (2)

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 CHI76FER72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FER72), Jun 22, 1976: Cessna 185 (N2678S), Warroad, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74AK060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK060), Apr 5, 1974: Cessna 185F (N2678S), Warroad, MN, substantial damage

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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