# Accident 19810916059689A: Cessna A185F, South Timberlai, LA, September 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: South Timberlai, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SPLA
- Aircraft: N53064, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,486 total, 50 in this make and model, 327 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AMPHIBIAN IN WATER WITH GEAR EXTENDED.

## 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 FTW81DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD49), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 185 (N53064), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53064 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940210001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001929A), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hights, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed drinking at party. Then buzzed area where party was. Struck tower powerline and a home. Intoxicated level
- [Accident 19850131001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001579A), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, Substantial damage. While taxiing to ramp area shock strut separated allowing float to dig in. Aircraft nosed over and sank.

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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