# Accident 19781024037299A: Cessna A185E, Lafitte, LA, October 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Lafitte, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 29.7109° N, 90.0968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafitte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7109&lon=-90.0968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-1980-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 1,074 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024037299A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW79DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD04), Oct 24, 1978: Cessna 185F (N5211R), Lafitte, 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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