- Date
- November 3, 1976
- Place
- Newport, ME · NEWPORT, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1517FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761103034419A
- Case key
- 152587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3177 76/11/3 NEWPORT,ME CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3900 TIME - 1855 N1517F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBASTICOOK LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOOSEHEAD LAKE,ME PITTSFIELD,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS. LDG GR WOULD NOT EXTEND, LNDD ON SEAPLANE BASE AND HIT A GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1517F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sebasticook Lake
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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.