- Date
- July 22, 1977
- Place
- Saltaire, NY · SALTAIRE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4690CCessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770722023539A
- Case key
- 146305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2309 77/7/22 SALTAIRE,NY CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1500 TIME - 1920 N4690C PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1330 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALTAIRE BASE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW YORK CITY,NY SALTAIRE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ACFTS LANDING FLOAT STRUCK AN UNDERWATER OBJECT WHILE TAXIING. FLOAT FILLED WITH WATER ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4690C
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saltaire Base
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4690C · 1
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