# Accident 19810928064599A: Cessna A185F, Leeville, LA, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 14:45 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33CT-2003-06-30) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,235 total, 192 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928064599A

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK CAUSED GEAR TO DROP AND WHEN WATER LANDING WAS MADE, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS' BACK.

## 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 FTW81DRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD50), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna A185F (N33CT), Leeville, LA, substantial damage

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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