- Date
- August 4, 1976
- Place
- Wolfeboro, NH · WOLFEBORO, NH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N185HCCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760804023719A
- Case key
- 154949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2160 76/8/4 WOLFEBORO,NH CESSNA A185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 6051 TIME - 1115 N185HC PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 549 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LACONIA,NH WOLFEBORO,NH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N185HC
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N185HC · 1
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