Cessna 185 N8425Q
12 February 2000 · Saratoga Sprngs, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 February 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N8425Q was involved in an accident near Saratoga Sprngs, New York, United States. 2 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saratoga Sprngs, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saratoga County (5B2)
- Coordinates
- 43.0606, -73.7694
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N8425Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA077
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane touched down under calm wind conditions, with the left wing down. The left wheel rim fractured, and the wheel came off the rim, but the airplane veered off the runway to the right. It hit a snow bank, and flipped up, and onto its nose.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2000 | Cessna 185F | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Cessna 185F | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2000 | Cessna 185 | Kaktovik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2000 | Cessna 185 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2000 | Cessna 185F | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Cessna 185F | Jena, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2000 | Piper J3C-65 | Middletown, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Dansville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2000 | Cessna 150G | Conesus, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2000 | Cessna 180H | Long Lake, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172G | North Elba, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Robinson R-22B | Babylon, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |