# NTSB MKC80FCG26: Cessna 185F, N121WW, Osage Beach, MO, June 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1980
- Place: Osage Beach, MO · OSAGE BEACH, MO
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1222  80/6/10    OSAGE BEACH,MO      CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5000
        TIME - 1515                    N121WW              PX-  0  0  2  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINKS LANDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSAGE BEACH,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING FLT. PILOT SWERVED TO AVOID BOAT, COLLIDED W/BRIDGE PIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N121WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Links Landing

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800610019279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800610019279A), Jun 10, 1980: Cessna 185E, Osage Beach, MO, Substantial damage. Speed boat cut across path of taxiing seaplane. Pilot swerved aircraft to avoid speedboat. Wing hit bridge.

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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