NTSB CHI86LA070 — 1986-01-20 · ST. IGNACE, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N1573F

Make / Model: CESSNA 185D
Year of manufacture: 1965 · 21 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19650915
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A0E6F7

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1573F Cessna 185 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF HIS SEAT SLID BACK TO ITS FULL AFT POSITION. HE COULD NOT REACH ANY OF THE CONTROLS. HE THEN UNFASTENED HIS SEAT BELT AND LUNGED FORWARD TO PULL THE POWER OFF. AT THIS TIME THE RIGHT WING HIT A SNOWBANK AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LATER, THE PILOT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE SEAT TRACK OR THE RETAINING PIN WAS WORN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86LA070.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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