# Accident 19801115075839A: Cessna A185E, Port Townsend, WA, November 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1218° N, 122.7879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Townsend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1218&lon=-122.7879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70037, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70037) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 359 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115075839A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER ON WATER LANDING. LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.

## 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 SEA81DYE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE07), Nov 15, 1980: Cessna 185 (N70037), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70037 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150107000222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150107000222A), Jan 7, 2015: Cessna A185E (N70037), Oxford, ME, Substantial damage. After the pre-flight inspection the pilot initiated the starting procedure. The checklist starting procedure includes: 1. Advancing the throttle to the wide…
- [Incident 19850715042919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715042919I), Jul 15, 1985: Cessna A185E (N70037), Bethel, AK. Unable to extend wheels for landing on hard surface runway. Hydraulic line came loose in belly, fluid leaked out.

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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