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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Port Sulphur, LA · March 18, 1981

Date
March 18, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Port Sulphur, LA
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7380Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRD15
Reported as
Cessna A185F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,350 total4,000 in this make and model120 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.

Amphibian forced to land on water due to severe winds. Uncontrollable on water. Blown over while taxiing.

As the FAA filed it

AMPHIBIAN FORCED TO LAND ON WATER DUE TO SEVERE WINDS. UNCONTROLLABLE ON WATER. BLOWN OVER WHILE TAXIING.

NTSB investigation

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