# NTSB NYC71FNC28: Cessna U206, N2186F, Bridgton, ME, May 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1971
- Place: Bridgton, ME · BRIDGTON, ME
- Location: 44.0765° N, 70.7155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0765&lon=-70.7155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FNC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1690  71/5/17    BRIDGTON,ME         CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2115                    N2186F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1720 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IRVING SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,MASS               BAR HARBOR,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          HAZE                                                     CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,NITE LDG ON LAKE,PORPOISED.R FLOAT NOSED INTO WATER,ACFT INVERTED.HAZE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2186F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2186F), registered now, S/N U2060386, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (registry code 2073306) (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: Irving Seaplane

## Other investigations on N2186F (1)

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 ANC11FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11FA062), Jul 10, 2011: Cessna U206 (N2186F), Port Alsworth, AK, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the approaching airplane. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot’s failure to listen to radio position reports from the other airplane on the common…

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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