# NTSB SEA79DYE40: Cessna 185, N4924Q, Tolt Reservoir, WA, April 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1979
- Place: Tolt Reservoir, WA · TOLT RESERVOIR, WA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1158  79/4/22    TOLT RESERVOIR,WA   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 166
        TIME - 1330                    N4924Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RENTON,WA                   RETURN                       TOLT RESERVOIR,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WATER RUDDER JAMMED LEFT,UNDET REASON. HIT ROCKS.PLT TRIED POWER RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4924Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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).

- [Incident 19790422024619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422024619I), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna A185F, Skykomish, WA, Minor damage. Float plane pilot struck some rocks during takeoff, flipped over.

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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