# NTSB NYC77FHJ25: Cessna 185, N3351L, New York, NY, May 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1977
- Place: New York, NY · NEW YORK, NY
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2138  77/5/27    NEW YORK,NY         CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1000
        TIME - 1830                    N3351L              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIRE ISLAND,NY              NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.DRIFTED INTO PIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3351L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3351L), registered now, S/N 185-1303, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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: East River

## 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 19770527013959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527013959A), May 27, 1977: Cessna 185D, New York, NY, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Drifted into pier.

## Other investigations on N3351L (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 NYC76FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ24), Jul 5, 1976: Cessna 185E (N3351L), New York, 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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