# Accident 19940513010799A: Cessna A185F, Hempstead, NY, May 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1994, 17:35 local time
- Place: Hempstead, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6396° N, 73.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6396&lon=-73.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30NC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940513010799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA079), May 13, 1994: Cessna A185F (N30NC), Hempstead, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT COLLISION WITH A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION AFTER SWERVING TO AVOID BIRDS DURING A WATER TAKEOFF.

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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