# Accident 19810901060599A: Cessna A185F, Lake Arthur, LA, September 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0800° N, 92.6774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Arthur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0800&lon=-92.6774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6320N-2013-02-07) (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: 1,550 total, 185 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901060599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WING HIT POLE DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW81DRD40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD40), Sep 1, 1981: Cessna 185F (N6320N), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6320N (1)

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

- [Accident 20080724841559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724841559A), Jul 24, 2008: Cessna 185F (N6320N), Shelton, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 24th, 2008 at approximately 2130Z (1430 PDT) registered aircraft # N6320N, a Cessna 185F on floats, was piloted by a certificated private pilot.…

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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