# Accident 19850521018879A: Cessna TR182, Grand Island, NY, May 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1985, 10:55 local time
- Place: Grand Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0105° N, 78.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0105&lon=-78.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756ZM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N756ZM-1986-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna TR182 (registry code 2072735, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tr182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TR182
- Reported engine: LYC O540L3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521018879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DESCENDING TO FLY LOW OVER WATER WHEN LEFT WING STRUCK WATER AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA131), May 21, 1985: Cessna TR-182 (N756ZM), Grand Island, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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