Cessna 185 N4641E
24 April 1997 · Pella, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 April 1997 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4641E was involved in an accident near Pella, Iowa, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pella, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Farm Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 41.4000, -92.9095
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N4641E
- 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
- CHI97LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for the landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the soft landing surface of the farm strip.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed the airplane on a farm airstrip that had been plowed and rolled. The pilot used 30 degrees of flaps for landing, and was landing the airplane to the west. During the landing roll-out, the airplane's wheels sank into the dirt, and the airplane flipped over on its back. The pilot reported that even with full up elevator input applied, he could not stop the airplane from nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 185 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1997 | Cessna 185D | Wetumpka, Alabama, United States | Richard Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1997 | Cessna 185F | Barrow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1997 | Cessna 185A | Damascus, Oregon, United States | Roger C. Snyder | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 1997 | Cessna 185F | Oakland, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1997 | Cessna 185 | Norway, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1997 | Cessna 185 | Tatitlek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,004 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172 | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Mapleton, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172M | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150 | Larchwood, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1997 | Swearingen SA226TC | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1997 | Bucker Flugzeugbau JUNGMANN | Blakesburg, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |