# Accident 19800901039579A: Cessna 185, Dulac, LA, September 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dulac, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.4008° N, 90.6932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dulac, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4008&lon=-90.6932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8308Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8308Q-1988-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,467 total, 501 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901039579A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO MAKE WATER TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT ROOM. RAN UP ON SHORE AND NOSED 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 FTW80DA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA110), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 185 (N8308Q), Houma, 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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