# NTSB MIA71AM106: Cessna 185A, N169E, Charltte Amlie, VI, May 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1971
- Place: Charltte Amlie, VI · CHARLTTE AMLIE, VI
- Location: 18.3419° N, 64.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte Amalie, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3419&lon=-64.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123  71/5/31    CHARLTTE AMLIE,VI   CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 810
        TIME - 1035                    N169E               PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST THOMAS INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VIRGIN GORDA,BVI            CHARLOTTE AMALIE,VI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,LDG IN HARBOR.WAVES APRX 1-1/2FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N169E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169E-1972-03-10), registration cancelled 1972-03-10, S/N 1850430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Thomas Intl

## Other investigations on N169E (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 NYC67F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0149), Aug 6, 1966: Cessna 185A (N169E), Boonville, NY, substantial damage

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.

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