# NTSB SEA81DYE07: Cessna 185, N70037, Port Townsend, WA, November 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1980
- Place: Port Townsend, WA · PORT TOWNSEND, WA
- Location: 48.1218° N, 122.7879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Townsend, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1218&lon=-122.7879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYE07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3600  80/11/15 NR.PORT TOWNSEND,WA   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1615                    N70037              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  40, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            359 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANACORTES,WA               PORT TOWNSEND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AMBER WARNING LIGHT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70037](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70037), registered now, S/N 18501905, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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

## 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 19801115075839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115075839A), Nov 15, 1980: Cessna A185E, Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. Flipped over on water landing. Landing gear was extended on the amphibious floats.

## Other investigations on N70037 (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 ERA15CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA095), Jan 7, 2015: Cessna A185E (N70037), Lewiston, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the throttle prior to engine start, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with parked airplanes.

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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