NTSB NYC84LA145 — 1984-04-22 · HAZLETON, Pennsylvania, United States

Current FAA registration · N4925C

Make / Model: CESSNA A185F
Year of manufacture: 1975 · 9 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19750218
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A61A90

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4925C Cessna A185F None

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON RWY 28 WITH A VARIABLE WIND FROM 180 DEG AT 9 KTS GUSTING TO 19 KTS. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT 200 FT, HE GRADUALLY ADDED POWER, BUT THE ACFT BEGAN TURNING LEFT, SO HE REDUCED THE POWER. THE ACFT STRAIGHTENED OUT, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED LEFT AGAIN. THE PLT FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCEDURE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. THE ACFT STRAIGHTENED OUT AGAIN, BUT THE LEFT WING CAME UP & THE ACFT TURNED APRX 15 DEGS TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER, THE ACFT TURNED BACK TO THE LEFT, THE LEFT WING CAME UP & THE RIGHT GEAR FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA145.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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