# NTSB NYC81FA038: Cessna U206, N4811X, Wsthampton Bch, NY, April 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1981
- Place: Wsthampton Bch, NY · WSTHAMPTON BCH, NY
- Location: 40.8070° N, 72.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8070&lon=-72.6451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307  81/4/10    WSTHAMPTON BCH,NY   CESSNA U206         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N4811X              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 2726 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            660 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 WSTHAMPTON BCH,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ENTRD HI SINK RATE.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4811X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suffolk Co

## 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 19810410055209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410055209A), Apr 10, 1981: Cessna 206CESSNA, Westhampton Bea, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit wires as pilot was approaching for water landing. Wires were not marked.

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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