44.9290° N, 74.8930° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Massena, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 12, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place
Massena, NY
Airport
St Lawrence River
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CGQIP
Reported as
Cessna 185A
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.
Narrative: pilot attempted to land a seaplane on the st. Lawrence with the landing gear extended. Aircraft ended upside down. Major damage to aircraft caused by submersion in the water overnight. No injuries. Referred to canadian government.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A SEAPLANE ON THE ST. LAWRENCE WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT CAUSED BY SUBMERSION IN THE WATER OVERNIGHT. NO INJURIES. REFERRED TO CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.