19851023076569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Block Island, RI · October 23, 1985

Date: October 23, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place: Block Island, RI
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8475Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC86LA026
Reported as: Cessna 185
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,858 total325 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N8475QRegistration cancelled Nov 20, 2014 · Cessna A185FS/N 18503714 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit in flight. Landed with one pontoon on a wave crest. Tipped to one side,cartwheeled. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. LANDED WITH ONE PONTOON ON A WAVE CREST. TIPPED TO ONE SIDE,CARTWHEELED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC86LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlock Island, RIThe floatplane experienced a pwr loss about 15 miles south of martha's vineyard VOR. The eng manifold pressure dropped and the RPM became erratic. The plt attempted to restart the eng using primary and emergency fuel pumps but the eng would not restart. The…Oct 23, 1985 · Destroyed