# Accident 19791009027829A: Cessna 185, East Timbalier, LA, October 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: East Timbalier, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5074R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5074R-1981-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 185 (registry code 2072802, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,775 total, 687 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009027829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE DOCK AFTER LANDING ON THE WATER. STRUCK A SUBMERGED SAND BAR.

## 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 FTW80DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD06), Oct 9, 1979: Cessna 185F (N5074R), E Timbalier Is, 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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