# Accident 19801022058599A: Cessna 185F, Cameron, LA, October 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5458E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,572 total, 2,371 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022058599A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE STRUCK WIRES ON LANDING APPROACH FOR A RIVER LANDING.  IMPACT SEVERED RUDDER COUNTER BALANCE.

## 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 FTW81DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD03), Oct 22, 1980: Cessna 185F (N5458E), Cameron, 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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