# Incident 19790619021559I: Cessna A185E, Ketchikan, AK, June 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48061) (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: 950 total, 625 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619021559I

## Narrative

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

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 20030629037229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030629037229A), Jun 29, 2003: Cessna A185E (N48061), Bell Island, AK, Destroyed. (-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,…

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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