# NTSB NYC80FHJ01: Cessna 185, N93010, Westhampton, NY, October 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1979
- Place: Westhampton, NY · WESTHAMPTON, NY
- Location: 40.8469° N, 72.6598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8469&lon=-72.6598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2683   79/10/8   WESTHAMPTON,NY      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 15000
        TIME - 1100                    N93010              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 6003 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTHAMPTON,NY              NEW YORK CITY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93010](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93010), registered now, S/N 18503158, 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: No damage

## 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 19791008030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008030749A), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna A185F, Westhampton Bea, NY. Boarding passenger stepped from dock to airplane float before propellor stopped. Struck by prop.

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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