# Accident 19770527013959A: Cessna 185D, New York, NY, May 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1977
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: East River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3351L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3351L) (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 185D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 650 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527013959A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQPD.DRIFTED INTO PIER.

## 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 NYC77FHJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ25), May 27, 1977: Cessna 185 (N3351L), New York, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3351L (1)

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

- [Accident 19760705024589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705024589A), Jul 5, 1976: Cessna 185D (N3351L), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Collided with boat on take off,stove hole in float,sank on landing. Float eqpd.

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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