Cessna 185 N4710Q
24 June 1979 · Madras, Oregon, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1979 at about 10:45 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4710Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Madras, Oregon, United States. 5 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Madras, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Och's Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N4710Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1598
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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
TAIL WHEEL SPRING FAILED, THEN WHEEL SEPARATED. SPOTTING CATTLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1979 | Cessna 185F | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Hemet-Explorat | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185 | Oak Island, Minnesota, United States | Bernhardt Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185 | York, Nebraska, United States | DON MAR AV | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dicks Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185E | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 185E | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |