19791124033209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Morgan City, LA · November 24, 1979

Date
November 24, 1979 · 07:50 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRD03
Reported as
Cessna 185
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,478 total4,705 in this make and model195 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.

Float plane flipped over on water lndg. Plt reported left nose & main gear failed to retract. No defects found.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT PLANE FLIPPED OVER ON WATER LNDG. PLT REPORTED LEFT NOSE & MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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