Cessna 185 N6387
3 December 1988 · Hanson, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1988 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N6387, operated by Enos Air Service, was involved in an accident near Hanson, Massachusetts, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hanson, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Caranland (MA02)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N6387
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Enos Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hanson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA043
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST LANDED WHEN THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING TRUCKS PARKED NEAR THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ELECTED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE SIDE LOADING ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DURING THE GROUND LOOP CAUSED IT TO COLLAPSE. EXAM OF AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD SUBSTANTIAL HYDRAULIC FLUID COVERING THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1988 | Cessna 185F | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Bruce L. Carpernter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Cessna 185 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jul 1988 | Cessna 185E | Lone Pine, California, United States | Scott, Mark J | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1988 | Cessna 185F | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Cessna 185F | Ophir, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Cessna 185 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Windsor, Robert W. | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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