# NTSB Accident SEA05FA022
> **Cessna 185F** · 2004-12-05 · Renton, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05FA022
- **Event ID:** 20041210X01966
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-05
- **Location:** Renton, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.493057, -122.215835
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185F
- **Registration:** N532PC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the flaps became jammed/stuck in their full-down position during a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. Factors include a worn/disconnected flap latch mechanism, and the flaps being unable to be retracted.

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