# Accident 19761010033259A: Cessna A185F, Port Washingtn, NY, October 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Port Washingtn, NY
- Airport: Ventura Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.8275° N, 73.6800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Washington, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8275&lon=-73.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5416R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5416R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,335 total, 350 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010033259A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQPD.BOAT CAME OUT BTWN MOORINGS INTO TKOF PATH OF ACFT.L FLOAT CAUGHT SEA-SWELL.

## 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 NYC77FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ01), Oct 10, 1976: Cessna 185 (N5416R), Port Washingtn, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5416R (2)

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

- [Accident 19870914058989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914058989A), Sep 14, 1987: Cessna A185F (N5416R), Mt Watana, AK, Substantial damage. Power loss just after lift off from a lake. Crashed on the tundra beyond the lake. Suspect fuel contamination.
- [Incident 19850608030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608030749I), Jun 8, 1985: Cessna A185F (N5416R), Port Alsworth, AK, Minor damage. During crosswind taxi, float filled with water. Cracks found in pumpout tubes.

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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