- Date
- December 27, 1970
- Place
- Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4710Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4516 70/12/27 PORTLAND,ME CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 300 TIME - 1500 N4710 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND INTL. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N.WINDHAM,ME PORTLAND,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- L AFT SKI CABLE BROKE,SKI ROTATED ON AXLE AND OVR TOP.CABLE DMG NOT NOTED DRG PREFLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4710
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland Intl.
N4710Registration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Cessna 185Airframe modelCessna 185Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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