# Accident 19810410055209A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Westhampton Bea, NY, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: Suffolk Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: N4811X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,726 total, 660 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410055209A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA038), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna U206 (N4811X), Wsthampton Bch, 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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