# Incident 19800905069199I: Cessna 185A, Lafayette, LA, September 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1980, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8339Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8339Q-1990-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905069199I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO A WATER SOAKED AIR FILTER. ALTERNATE AIR SYSTEM WAS OPERATIVE.

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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