# Accident 19800816043709A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Fire Island, NY, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.6366° N, 73.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fire Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6366&lon=-73.2049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4622U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4622U-1996-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206G (registry code 2073356, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816043709A

## Narrative

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

WING FLOAT DUG IN WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN ROUGH WATER. CONDITIONS PRECLUDED SAFE OPERATION.

## 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 NYC80FHJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ22), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 206F (N4622U), Dunwood, NY, substantial 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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