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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Intracoastal Ci, LA · September 15, 1981

Date
September 15, 1981 · 10:00 local
Place
Intracoastal Ci, LA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N767RC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DRD46
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total2,000 in this make and model260 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.

Forgot to retract gear on amphibian for water landing. Airplane flipped over on water landing.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO RETRACT GEAR ON AMPHIBIAN FOR WATER LANDING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON WATER LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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