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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Hempstead, NY · May 13, 1994

Date
May 13, 1994 · 17:35 local
Place
Hempstead, NY
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30NC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA079
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total1,100 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

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.

Amphibious aircraft on water takeoff. Pilot swerved to avoid birds. Ran into a marsh and out of water. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT ON WATER TAKEOFF. PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID BIRDS. RAN INTO A MARSH AND OUT OF WATER. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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