# NTSB NYC73DFJ24: Cessna A185E, N4755Q, Penn Yan, NY, May 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1973
- Place: Penn Yan, NY · PENN YAN, NY
- Location: 42.6607° N, 77.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penn Yan, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6607&lon=-77.0531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DFJ24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1477  73/5/11    PENN YAN,NY         CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1275
        TIME - 0935                    N4755Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENN YAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENN YAN,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS ACFT WAS LANDED IN WATER WITH GEAR EXTENDED.ACFT OVERTURNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4755Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4755Q), registered now, S/N 185-1212, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Penn Yan

## 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 19730511013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511013059A), May 11, 1973: Cessna A185E, Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Amphibious acft was landed in water with gear extended. Acft overturned.

## Other investigations on N4755Q (2)

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 ANC96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA008), Oct 22, 1995: Cessna 185 (N4755Q), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure (or inability) to maintain directional control of the airplane, while attempting to negotiate a bend (dog-leg) in the runway.…
- [NTSB ANC93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA002), Oct 3, 1992: Cessna A185E (N4755Q), Admiralty Isl, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT SAND.

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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