# Accident 19880510037819A: Cessna 185F, Mercer Island, WA, May 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mercer Island, WA
- Airport: Lake Washington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5610° N, 122.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5610&lon=-122.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1701R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1701R) (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 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,661 total, 136 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880510037819A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE STRUCK A LOG AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING IN LAKE WASHINGTON.

## 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 SEA88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA092), May 10, 1988: Cessna 185 (N1701R), Mercer Island, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1701R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790627017479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790627017479I), Jun 27, 1979: Cessna A185F (N1701R), Hailey, ID, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing, ran off runway.

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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