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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Williston, ND · April 25, 1981

Date
April 25, 1981 · 12:45 local
Place
Williston, ND
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93275
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTG08
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,255 total14 in this make and model34 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.

Seaplane ran out of fuel en route. Landed in farm field. Ground friction on floats caused nose over.

As the FAA filed it

SEAPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. GROUND FRICTION ON FLOATS CAUSED NOSE OVER.

NTSB investigation

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