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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Hidden Lakes, AK · November 11, 1981

Date
November 11, 1981 · 14:30 local
Place
Hidden Lakes, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4724Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAD03
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total6,300 in this make and model230 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.

Forgot to retract gear on amphibious floats for water landing. Airplane flipped over in water on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO RETRACT GEAR ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS FOR WATER LANDING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER IN WATER ON TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

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