# NTSB NYC77FHJ01: Cessna 185, N5416R, Port Washingtn, NY, October 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1976
- Place: Port Washingtn, NY · PORT WASHINGTN, NY
- Location: 40.8275° N, 73.6800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Washington, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8275&lon=-73.6800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3692  76/10/10   PORT WASHINGTN,NY   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2335
        TIME - 1230                    N5416R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT WASHINGTN,NY           NEW YORK CITY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       27
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.BOAT CAME OUT BTWN MOORINGS INTO TKOF PATH OF ACFT.L FLOAT CAUGHT SEA-SWELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5416R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5416R), registered now, S/N 18503036, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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: Ventura Spb

## 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 19761010033259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761010033259A), Oct 10, 1976: Cessna A185F, Port Washingtn, NY, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Boat came out btwn moorings into tkof path of acft.l float caught sea-swell.

## Other investigations on N5416R (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 ANC87LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA160), Sep 15, 1987: Cessna 185 (N5416R), Mt. Watana, AK, 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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