19800901039579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Dulac, LA · September 1, 1980

Date
September 1, 1980 · 13:30 local
Place
Dulac, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8308Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DA110
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,467 total501 in this make and model217 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.

Tried to make water takeoff with insufficient room. Ran up on shore and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO MAKE WATER TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT ROOM. RAN UP ON SHORE AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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