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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185E · Ketchikan, AK · June 19, 1979

Date: June 19, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place: Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N48061
Reported as: Cessna A185E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 950 total625 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N48061Registered now · Cessna A185ES/N 185-1084 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna A185E Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Parked float plane with missing float cap capsized when float failed with water.

As the FAA filed it

PARKED FLOAT PLANE WITH MISSING FLOAT CAP CAPSIZED WHEN FLOAT FAILED WITH WATER.

Other reports on N48061 · 1

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

Accident 20030629037229ADescent · Bell Island, AK(-23) On 6/29/03 at approximately 0900, N48061 was observed flying 20 ft above a group of fishing boats near Bell Island, AK. Shortly after passing the boats, the pilot pitched up severely, climbing momentarily, and then ultimately stalled and plummeted to…Jun 29, 2003 · Destroyed