- Date
- July 31, 1989, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wolfeboro, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1526FCessna 185D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890731031629A
- Case key
- 36451
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason. Factors related to the accident were: the obstructions (trees & boats) in the emergency landing area.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that during cruise flt, the eng power dropped to 900 RPM. As he apchd a lake to land, there were boats ahead & a wooded area to his left, so he maneuvered to the right to land. Subsequently, the acft touched down left float 1st & was damaged. No reason was found for the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1526F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850869
- Airframe hours
- 7,241
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Raymond J. Descheneaux
- Registered owner
- Raymond Descheneaux
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1988 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- Laconia, NH
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 365 total · 35 in this make and model · 265 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N1526F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.