- Date
- May 26, 1968
- Place
- Fairhaven, MA · FAIRHAVEN, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4705QCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1411 68/5/26 FAIRHAVEN,MASS CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1627 N4705Q PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 45, 10116 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 710 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW BEDFORD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SQUALL LINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- BRIEF LINE SQUALL WITH WIND TO 30K,GUSTS TO 51K. SANK IN 5 FT OF WATER.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4705Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Bedford
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