# NTSB NYC82FA193: Cessna 180H, N2800T, Porter, ME, August 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1982, 13:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place: Porter, ME
- Location: 43.7959° N, 70.9326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porter, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7959&lon=-70.9326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FA193
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72297/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA193

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - lowering of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - fluid,fuel grade - improper (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2800T-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N 18051906, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 180-51906
- Airframe hours: 6965
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820811036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811036629A), Aug 11, 1982: Cessna 180H, Porter, ME, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Gross loaded seaplane crashed into trees on shore from a water takeoff. Extended water run due to wires. Fatal error.

## Other investigations on N2800T (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 FTW72FRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRD30), Jun 10, 1972: Cessna 180 (N2800T), Westwego, LA, substantial damage

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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