# Accident 19730511013059A: Cessna A185E, Penn Yan, NY, May 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Penn Yan, NY
- Airport: Penn Yan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6371° N, 77.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Penn Yan Airport (PEO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6371&lon=-77.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4755Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4755Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 275 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511013059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AMPHIBIOUS ACFT WAS LANDED IN WATER WITH GEAR EXTENDED.ACFT OVERTURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73DFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ24), May 11, 1973: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Penn Yan, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4755Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19951022033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951022033699A), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Landing on remote strip with a bend in it. Wing caught bushes. Cartwheeled. Gusty wind also a factor.
- [Accident 19921003040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003040109A), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Admiralty Islan, AK, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on a beach. Wheel hit soft sand turning off landing area.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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