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Cessna A185F N90MW

26 June 2005 · Elk Lake, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 2005 at about 18:46 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N90MW was involved in an accident near Elk Lake, Michigan, 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 18:46
Classification
Accident
Location
Elk Lake, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
44.8333, -85.3833
Aircraft
Cessna A185F
Registration
N90MW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Elk Lake → Elk Lake
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI05CA175

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The gear retraction not performed by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane which was equipped with floats impacted water during landing with the landing gear extended. The airplane was not equipped with a landing gear warning system to indicate that the landing gear was extended.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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