# Incident 19810718042919I: Cessna 185, Washington Isla, WI, July 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3772° N, 86.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington Island, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3772&lon=-86.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3370S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3370S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 370 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718042919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED WHEN FLOAT DUG IN DURING WATER LANDING.

## Other reports on N3370S (1)

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

- [Incident 19910504019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504019239I), May 4, 1991: Cessna A185F (N3370S), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Vered right and left wing tip struck the ground.

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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