# Accident 19751220039789A: Cessna A185F, Delcambre, LA, December 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1975
- Place: Delcambre, LA
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 29.9511° N, 91.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delcambre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9511&lon=-91.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39FC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,947 total, 260 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751220039789A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW76FRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD26), Dec 20, 1975: Cessna 185A (N39FC), Delcambre, LA, no damage

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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