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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 206CESSNA · Westhampton Bea, NY · April 10, 1981

Date
April 10, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Westhampton Bea, NY
Airport
Suffolk Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4811X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FA038
Reported as
Cessna 206CESSNA
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,726 total660 in this make and model158 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft hit wires as pilot was approaching for water landing. Wires were not marked.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AS PILOT WAS APPROACHING FOR WATER LANDING. WIRES WERE NOT MARKED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.