Cessna A185F N7611Q
18 June 1980 · Ely, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1980 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N7611Q, operated by Wilderness WIN, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ely, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ely, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sandy Pt Seaplane
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N7611Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wilderness WIN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Dmple Lk, Ontario, Can
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1597
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
FUEL SELECTOR VLV FOUND IN PARTIALLY OPEN PSN, VLV HANDLE BINDING.COMPANY FLT PLAN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1980 | Cessna A185F | Addison, Texas, United States | Mefco, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1980 | Cessna A185F | Condon, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1980 | Cessna A185F | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Apr 1980 | Cessna A185F | Wales, Alaska, United States | Foster AVN, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Cessna A185F | False Island, Alaska, United States | Mountain AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1980 | Cessna A185F | Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |