47.4795° N, 122.1949° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Renton, WA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 1991 · 15:15 local
Place
Renton, WA
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400H
Reported as
Cessna 180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing on lake Washington the right float became submerged and the aircraft subsequently sank.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING ON LAKE WASHINGTON THE RIGHT FLOAT BECAME SUBMERGED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SANK.