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| Date: | Sunday 29 January 2006 |
| Time: | 09:40 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N7574N |
| MSN: | 18504326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pembroke, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pembroke, MA (MA63) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot initiated a takeoff on a 1,500-foot-long, 50-foot-wide, turf runway. During the takeoff roll, as the tailwheel started to liftoff, the left main landing gear traveled over a soft spot on the runway. The airplane then ground looped to the left, struck trees, and came to rest.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent impact with trees. A factor was the soft runway as reported by the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06CA065
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 2021 | N7574N | Private | 0 | about five miles E of Kingdsley, Plymouth County, IA | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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