# NTSB NYC77FHJ31: Cessna 185F, N4690C, Saltaire, NY, July 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Saltaire, NY · SALTAIRE, NY
- Location: 40.6399° N, 73.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saltaire, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6399&lon=-73.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2309  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4690C), registered now, S/N 18502597, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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: Saltaire Base

## 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 19770722023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722023539A), Jul 22, 1977: Cessna A185F, Saltaire, NY, Substantial damage. Acfts landing float struck an underwater object while taxiing. Float filled with water acft sank.

## Other investigations on N4690C (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 SEA92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA134), Jun 25, 1992: Cessna A185F (N4690C), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S OPERATION WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AND ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE FUEL CONTROL SYSTEM. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN.

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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