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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Lafayette, LA · July 2, 1979

Date
July 2, 1979 · 14:45 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28JL
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRD45
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,306 total306 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After water lift off, pilot stated aircraft was not climbing, aborted. Landed, ran into trees on bank.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER WATER LIFT OFF, PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS NOT CLIMBING, ABORTED. LANDED, RAN INTO TREES ON BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.