# Accident 19800229004819A: Cessna A185F, New Orleans, LA, February 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1980, 10:15 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70359-1982-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,594 total, 206 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004819A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPPED FLOAT PLANE ON LAKE WITH GEAR DOWN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW80DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD17), Feb 29, 1980: Cessna 182F (N70359), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N70359 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790302003979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003979A), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 185 (N70359), Plaqumine Base, LA, Substantial damage. Upon reaching a speed of 20 KTS, on a water takeoff, the aircraft veered hard right and hit a tree.

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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