Cessna A185F accident near Bangor, ME
On August 22, 2025, a Cessna A185F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bangor, ME. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 22, 2025
- Place
- Bangor, ME
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 44.800°N, 68.817°W
- NTSB ID
- 20250822200839
NTSB summary
On August 22, 2025, at 1321 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A185F, N714HE, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Bangor, Maine. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was being conducted as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 ferry flight. According to the airplane owner, the pilot was ferrying the airplane from Europe to the United States. The final destination was Rutland, Vermont. A preliminary review of radar data and air traffic control communications revealed the pilot departed Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), Newfoundland - Labrador, Canada, at 0801, and flew direct to Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, to clear customs. The pilot was provided with the airport’s current automated terminal information service (ATIS) information and cleared for a visual approach to runway 33. While on short final, the pilot asked the control tower for a “wind check.” A controller responded, “…wind 020 at 14 gusting to 19.” A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee was driving south on the airport perimeter road located west of the runway when he saw the airplane attempting to land. He said, “While the plane was landing, I noticed his left wing getting very close to the pavement. He seemed to have tried to correct himself, however there was a crosswind blowing East.” The witness said the airplane veered left toward the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights and struck one of the lights. The airplane then “picked back up into the air” and flew “sideways in an arcing motion” directly toward him. The witness ducked down and hear
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
