Cessna 185 N8717Z

Summary

On 25 July 1997 at about 15:40 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N8717Z was involved in an accident near Norway, Maine, United States. One person was 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.

Date

25 July 1997 at 15:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Norway, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 185

Registration

N8717Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Randy Pond → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA153

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering to avoid an obstacle.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting floatplane operations on a lake. When he found himself fast and high on approach to a small area on the lake, he configured the airplane with 40 degrees of flaps. The airplane touched down flat and hard, and was headed for an obstruction in the water. The pilot's focus was on the obstruction in the water and he did not apply enough back pressure to the yoke. When the pilot added right rudder to avoid the obstruction, the airplane's left float submerged and the left wing impacted the water. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.