# NTSB Accident ERA20CA091
> **Cessna 185** · 2020-01-17 · Laytonsville, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA091
- **Event ID:** 20200118X93135
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-01-17
- **Location:** Laytonsville, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.243331, -77.150001
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185
- **Registration:** N1557F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the tailwheel attachment tube during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and the left main landing gear collapsing.

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