# Accident 19791228037949A: Cessna A185F, Morgan City, LA, December 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,949 total, 115 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791228037949A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT PLANE ON WATER WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRPLANE ROLLED OVER INVERTED.

## 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 FTW80DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD13), Dec 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N185M), Morgan City, 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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