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October 23, 1985 · Cessna 185 · N8475Q
Block Island, RI
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
October 23, 1985
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 minor injury)
Location
Block Island, RI
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Tail Number
N8475Q
Injuries
Minor
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
NYC86LA026
THE FLOATPLANE EXPERIENCED A PWR LOSS ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD VOR. THE ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE RPM BECAME ERRATIC. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG USING PRIMARY AND EMERGENCY FUEL PUMPS BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PLT CONTACTED SUFFOLK, MARTHA VINEYARD AND BRIDGEPORT TOWERS GIVING HIS LOCATION AND ADVISING THEN OF THE DITCHING. THE ACFT SANK IN THE WATER AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.
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THE FLOATPLANE EXPERIENCED A PWR LOSS ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD VOR. THE ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED AND THE RPM BECAME ERRATIC. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG USING PRIMARY AND EMERGENCY FUEL PUMPS BUT THE ENG WOULD NOT RESTART. THE PLT CONTACTED SUFFOLK, MARTHA VINEYARD AND BRIDGEPORT TOWERS GIVING HIS LOCATION AND ADVISING THEN OF THE DITCHING. THE ACFT SANK IN THE WATER AND WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time18:30 EDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 185
Tail NumberN8475Q
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · IO-520-D · Reciprocating · 300
Seats6
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 minor injury)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor1
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 43 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDusk
Wind210° @ 5 kt
Visibility30 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point50 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO