# Accident 19770506010319A: Cessna A185F, Venice, LA, May 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39EC-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,872 total, 2,692 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506010319A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIOUS.

## 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 FTW77DRD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD24), May 6, 1977: Cessna 185 (N39EC), Venice, LA, substantial 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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