# Accident 19810425019069A: Cessna A185F, Williston, ND, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1895° N, 103.6491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williston, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1895&lon=-103.6491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93275 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,255 total, 14 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425019069A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN81DTG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG08), Apr 25, 1981: Cessna A185F (N93275), Williston, ND, 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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