# Accident 19751010033279A: Cessna A185E, Golden Meadow, LA, October 10, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1975
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.3866° N, 90.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Meadow, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3866&lon=-90.2729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12NT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12NT-1979-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,512 total, 55 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751010033279A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIRES ACROSS CANAL, SEAPLANE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW76DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD13), Oct 10, 1975: Cessna 185 (N12NT), Golden Meadow, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12NT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790519011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519011659A), May 19, 1979: Cessna 185 (N12NT), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. During water taxi to dock after landing, aircraft wing struck a boat.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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