Cessna 180H N2800T

Summary

On 11 August 1982 at about 18:25 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N2800T, operated by Raymond E. Howland, was involved in an accident near Porter, Maine, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 died, one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 August 1982 at 18:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Porter, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 180H

Registration

N2800T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond E. Howland

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Porter → Porter

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82FA193

2 people died.

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

THE ACFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A POND WHICH IS ABOUT 4,200 FT AT ITS LONGEST LENGTH. A POWER LINE EXTENDS ACROSS THE POND ABOUT 2,000 FT FROM THE SOUTH END. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH REMAINING ON THE WATER WHILE PASSING UNDER THE WIRES. THE ACFT CLIMBED SLOWLY & STRUCK 75 FT TREES AT THE NORTH EDGE OF THE POND. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND 30 DEG DOWN. THE FUEL SAMPLES WERE GOLD COLORED & SIMILAR TO AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE IN APPEARANCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.