# Accident 19810525029819A: Cessna A185F, Harvey, LA, May 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Harvey, LA
- Airport: Canal Waterway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8888° N, 90.0664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvey, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8888&lon=-90.0664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525029819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LANDING ON WATER WITH GEAR EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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