Cessna 185F N53074
9 October 1994 · Rochester, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1994 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N53074 was involved in an accident near Rochester, Massachusetts, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185F
- Registration
- N53074
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nantucket → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC95LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadeqaute calculation of fuel and inadeqaute inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING THE POND FOR A LANDING IN THE FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE POND, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES DURING THE FORCED LANDING. THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND 1 GALLON OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE ENGINE WAS PLACED IN A TEST STAND AND STARTED. THE FAA INSPECTOR STATED IN HIS REPORT: 'THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND RAN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS...WITH NO APPARENT MALFUNCTIONS.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1994 | Cessna 185F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1994 | Cessna 185 | Takotna, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1994 | Cessna 185 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1994 | Cessna 185 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Calif. Highway Patrol | Unknown | - |
| 22 Dec 1994 | Cessna 185A | Long Beach, California, United States | Robert J. van Horn | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1994 | Cessna 185 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1994 | Cessna 172N | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1994 | Cessna 172P | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Nov 1994 | Cessna 402C | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | Island Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1994 | Mooney M20J | Brewster, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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