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NYC85LA192

1985-07-23 · LIMERICK, Maine, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N8789Z

Make / Model
CESSNA P206D
Year of manufacture
1969 · 16 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19700528
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC17B9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING THE SHORT FIELD APPROACH, AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED OVER THE TREE LINE, THE SINK RATE SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND INCREASED THE PITCH BUT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED. A SECOND TOUCH DOWN WAS MADE AND AS THE NOSEWHEEL WAS LOWERED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT DUG INTO THE GRAVEL RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA192.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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