# Accident 19790519011659A: Cessna 185, Venice, LA, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Airport: The Jump
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: 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 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 84 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519011659A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAXI TO DOCK AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK A BOAT.

## 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 FTW79DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD37), May 19, 1979: Cessna 185A (N12NT), Venice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12NT (1)

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

- [Accident 19751010033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751010033279A), Oct 10, 1975: Cessna A185E (N12NT), Golden Meadow, LA, Substantial damage. Wires across canal, seaplane.

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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