- Date
- August 11, 1982, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Porter, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2800TCessna 180H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820811036629A
- Case key
- 72297
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was taking off from a pond which is about 4,200 ft at its longest length. A power line extends across the pond about 2,000 ft from the south end. The acft was observed to takeoff to the north remaining on the water while passing under the wires. The acft climbed slowly & struck 75 ft trees at the north edge of the pond. The flaps were found 30 deg down. The fuel samples were gold colored & similar to automotive gasoline in appearance.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2800T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 180-51906
- Airframe hours
- 6,965
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond E. Howland
- Registered owner
- Raymond E. Howland
- Departed
- Porter, ME
- Destination
- Porter, ME
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 4,305 total · 1,641 in this make and model · 1,406 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 162 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWM, 25 nm away
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 N2800T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.