- Date
- April 19, 1980
- Place
- Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4220QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800419009499A
- Case key
- 130775
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1102 80/4/19 EVELETH,MN CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 295 TIME - 1700 N4220Q PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH-VIRGINIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EVELETH,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PILOT HAD LIMITED EXP IN TAILWHEEL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4220Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eveleth-Virginia
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.