# NTSB SEA79DYM44: Cessna 185, N4710Q, Madras, OR, June 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1979
- Place: Madras, OR · MADRAS, OR
- Location: 44.6639° N, 121.1604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madras, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6639&lon=-121.1604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135803
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1598  79/6/24  NR.MADRAS,OR          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1620
        TIME - 1045                    N4710Q              PX-  0  0  4  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 791 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCH'S STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MADRAS,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED,THEN WHEEL SEPARATED. SPOTTING CATTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4710Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4710Q), registered now, S/N 185-1164, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Och'S Strip

## 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 19790624020609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624020609A), Jun 24, 1979: Cessna 185, Madras, OR, Substantial damage. Tail wheel shaft broke off during landing. Acft veered off side of rwy. Flipped over.

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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