# NTSB SEA72DYC01: Cessna A185E, N4740Q, John Day, OR, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: John Day, OR · JOHN DAY, OR
- Location: 44.4181° N, 118.9563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of John Day, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4181&lon=-118.9563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2302   71/7/1    JOHN DAY,OREG       CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 112
        TIME - 1600                    N4740Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN DAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHN DAY,OREG               WENATCHEE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        REMARKS- X-WND TKOF.ACFT SETTLED BACK ON RWY IN CRAB,GR COLLAPSED,EXTENSIVE OTR STRUCTURAL DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4740Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740Q), registered now, S/N 185-1194, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: John Day

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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