# Accident 19791008030749A: Cessna A185F, Westhampton Bea, NY, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.8070° N, 72.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8070&lon=-72.6451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93010, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93010) (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: 15,227 total, 6,003 in this make and model, 316 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008030749A

## Narrative

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

BOARDING PASSENGER STEPPED FROM DOCK TO AIRPLANE FLOAT BEFORE PROPELLOR STOPPED. STRUCK BY PROP.

## 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 NYC80FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ01), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 185 (N93010), Westhampton, NY, no damage

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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