# Accident 19790302003979A: Cessna 185, Plaqumine Base, LA, March 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1979, 13:10 local time
- Place: Plaqumine Base, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N70359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70359-1982-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,886 total, 34 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003979A

## Narrative

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

UPON REACHING A SPEED OF 20 KTS, ON A WATER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD RIGHT AND HIT A TREE.

## 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 FTW79FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD17), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 185A (N70359), Plaquemine, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70359 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800229004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004819A), Feb 29, 1980: Cessna A185F (N70359), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Landed amphibious equipped float plane on lake with gear down. Aircraft flipped over.

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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