# Accident 19950826025879A: Cessna A185F, Block Island, RI, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- 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: N4944E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944E-1996-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 5
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826025879A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED WATER LANDING DUE OBSTRUCTIONS. TRIED CLIMBOUT. HIT WIRES, CAR AND BUILDING. 250LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 NYC95FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA203), Aug 26, 1995: Cessna A185F (N4944E), Block Island, RI, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to touch down a sufficient distance from shore, and his delay in aborting the landing. In addition, the pilot exceeded the airplane's weight and balance limits which reduced the…

## Other reports on N4944E (1)

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

- [Accident 19900320011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900320011609A), Mar 20, 1990: Cessna A185F (N4944E), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Lost control on a touch and go. Ground looped blew a tire and flipped over on the 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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