# Accident 19820128002239A: Cessna A185F, Morgan City, LA, January 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7300° N, 91.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7300&lon=-91.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,422 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128002239A

## Narrative

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

PANT LEG BECAME ENTANGLED IN WATER RUDDER CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ABORTED. STRUCK A BARGE.

## 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 FTW82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA048), Jan 28, 1982: Cessna A185F (N6265E), S. Of Morgan Ci, 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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