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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1989 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 185D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1526F |
| MSN: | 1850869 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7241 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wolfeboro, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laconia, NH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG POWER DROPPED TO 900 RPM. AS HE APCHD A LAKE TO LAND, THERE WERE BOATS AHEAD & A WOODED AREA TO HIS LEFT, SO HE MANEUVERED TO THE RIGHT TO LAND. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT FLOAT 1ST & WAS DAMAGED. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE POWER LOSS.
Probable Cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES & BOATS) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA181
History of this aircraft
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| 7 April 2025 | N1526F | Private | 0 | Wausau Downtown Airport (AUW/KAUW), Wausau, WI | |
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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