- Date
- July 5, 1976
- Place
- New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3351LCessna 185E
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760705024589A
- Case key
- 154630
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2676 76/7/5 NEW YORK,NY CESSNA 185E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 20000 TIME - 1610 N3351L PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK,NY FIRE ISLAND,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH BOAT ON TAKE OFF,STOVE HOLE IN FLOAT,SANK ON LANDING.FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3351L
- Reported as
- Cessna 185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3351L · 1
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