NONE · Cessna 185 · 1998-08-25 · WESTPORT, MA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD98LA102
Event ID
20001211X10882
Type
Accident
Date
1998-08-25
Location
WESTPORT, MA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
185
Registration
N114LS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane and his delayed decision to go-around. Factors related to the accident were the flight instructor's improper inflight decision to land downwind and his inadequate compensation for wind.