Cessna A185E N2270T
17 June 1982 · Amarillo, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N2270T, operated by Willard A. Innes, was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, United States. One person was 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amarillo, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Strip
- Coordinates
- 35.2106, -101.8408
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185E
- Registration
- N2270T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Willard A. Innes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Amarillo → Amarillo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA229
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
THE FLOAT/WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT APPROACHED A PRIVATE GRAVEL STRIP FOR LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE FLOAT/WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AS APPROXIMATELY 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185E accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1982 | Cessna A185E | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Brian A. Emerich | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Cessna A185E | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Growden Brothers, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jun 1982 | Cessna A185E | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Creole Dredgin & Construction | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1983 | Cessna A185E | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Executive Air Float Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1981 | Cessna A185E | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Big Red's Flng | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1981 | Cessna A185E | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |