# Accident 19811016068269A: Univar 1081, Patterson, LA, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Bayou Teche
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5513E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1081
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 310 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016068269A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RETRACT GEAR ON AMPHIBIAN PRIOR TO WATER LANDING. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND SANK ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 FTW82DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD02), Oct 16, 1981: Cessna A185F (N5513E), Patterson, 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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