# Accident 19851023076569A: Cessna 185, Block Island, RI, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8475Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475Q-2014-11-20) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,858 total, 325 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023076569A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA026), Oct 23, 1985: Cessna 185 (N8475Q), Block Island, RI, destroyed

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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