# NTSB SEA75DYG28: Cessna A185F, N4661C, Connell, WA, April 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Connell, WA · CONNELL, WA
- Location: 46.6605° N, 118.8406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6605&lon=-118.8406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146894
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0582   75/4/1    CONNELL,WA          CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1142
        TIME - 1030                    N4661C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELL,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1142                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PART OF FABRIC FRM AIR INDUCTION HOSE BLOCKED FUEL CTL BODY-28 HRS TOTAL ON ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4661C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4661C), registered now, S/N 18502589, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Connell City

## 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 19750401006339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401006339A), Apr 1, 1975: Cessna A185F, Connell, WA, Substantial damage. Part of fabric frm air induction hose blocked fuel ctl body-28 hrs total on acft.

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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