Cessna A185E N70037
7 January 2015 · Lewiston, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 January 2015 at about 14:45 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N70037 was involved in an accident near Lewiston, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lewiston, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oxford County Rgnl (81B)
- Coordinates
- 44.1575, -70.4814
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185E
- Registration
- N70037
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1971
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lewiston → Rutland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA15CA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle prior to engine start, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with parked airplanes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that while preparing for the flight, he initiated the engine starting procedure. This procedure included steps to advance the throttle and engage the electric fuel pump, in order to prime the fuel system. A subsequent step required that the throttle setting be reduced to idle position before engaging the starter motor. The pilot stated that for this step, he unintentionally pulled the propeller control out instead of the throttle control, and when he engaged the starter, the engine started and immediately went to full RPM. The airplane then travelled across the ramp and struck two parked airplanes, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane's left elevator. The airplane then went through an opening in a snowbank and came to rest about 150 yards from where it initially started. The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2014 | Cessna A185E | Somerville, New Jersey, United States | Richard Skevington | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Cessna A185E | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | Northwestern Aviation Services Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Cessna A185E | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2013 | Cessna A185E | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | William A Barnes | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2013 | Cessna A185E | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2012 | Cessna A185E | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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