# Incident 19810407030799I: Cessna A185F, Venice, LA, April 7, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1926Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1926Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,750 total, 940 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407030799I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLOAT STRUCK OBJECT BELOW WATER SURFACE DURING WATER TAXI. FLOAT SANK IN SHALLOW WATER.

## Other reports on N1926Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960526016889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960526016889I), May 26, 1996: Cessna A185F (N1926Q), Indian Creek, ID, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was landing on a very short, dirt mountain strip. Encountered a strong down draft on landing. Applied power, however, the tail wheel caught…

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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