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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Westwego, LA · August 16, 1979

Date
August 16, 1979 · 09:14 local
Place
Westwego, LA
Airport
Westwego
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8245Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA101
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total4,000 in this make and model0 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.

Amphibious float plane seen to make vertical climb just after takeoff. Stalled,spun into trees at end of runway

As the FAA filed it

AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE SEEN TO MAKE VERTICAL CLIMB JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. STALLED,SPUN INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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