# Accident 19850524020729A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Piney Point, MD, May 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Piney Point, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1303° N, 76.5007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1303&lon=-76.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1803Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850524020729A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON IFR DESCENT TO ARPT. BROKE OUT 1000 FT AGL. DITCHED IN RIVER. HAD THROWN 2 RODS THROUGH CASE. ROD BEA

## 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 BFO85LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA031), May 24, 1985: Cessna U206F (N1803Q), Piney Point, MD, 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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