# NTSB NYC77DNC07: Cessna 185, N1517F, Newport, ME, November 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1976
- Place: Newport, ME · NEWPORT, ME
- Location: 44.8364° N, 69.2549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8364&lon=-69.2549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DNC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517F), registered now, S/N 185-0854 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sebasticook Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761103034419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761103034419A), Nov 3, 1976: Cessna 185D, Newport, ME, Substantial damage. Amphibious floats. Ldg gr would not extend, lndd on seaplane base and hit a gravel bar.

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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