# Accident 19770722023539A: Cessna A185F, Saltaire, NY, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Saltaire, NY
- Airport: Saltaire Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saltaire, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4690C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690C) (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: 1,758 total, 1,330 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722023539A

## Narrative

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

ACFTS LANDING FLOAT STRUCK AN UNDERWATER OBJECT WHILE TAXIING. FLOAT FILLED WITH WATER ACFT SANK.

## 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 NYC77FHJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ31), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna 185F (N4690C), Saltaire, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4690C (1)

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

- [Accident 19920625021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625021759A), Jun 25, 1992: Cessna A185F (N4690C), Ronan, MT, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent. Crash landed. Had prior problems engine stopping on landings at idle. Suspect fuel control.

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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