Cessna 185E N2294T
30 April 1969 · Mattituck, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1969 at about 13:59 local time, a Cessna 185E registered N2294T, operated by FW Bickford Co, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mattituck, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:59
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mattituck, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mattituck
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185E
- Registration
- N2294T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- FW Bickford Co
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Leroy, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4711
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK NOT SET.DRG ENG RUN-UP AFTER ACDNT, THROTTLE OBSVD TO CREEP WITH LOCK OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1969 | Cessna 185 | Nimpo Lake, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1969 | Cessna 185 | North Bend, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1969 | Cessna 185 | Helena, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1969 | Cessna 185 | Delacroix, Louisiana, United States | Pelican Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1969 | Cessna 185E | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1969 | Cessna 185 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Aftons Flying | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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