# Accident 19820513015719A: Cessna A185F, Houma, LA, May 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5799° N, 90.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5799&lon=-90.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,132 total, 397 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513015719A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE IN WATER WITH WHEELS DOWN. FLIPPED OVER. DISTRACTED, HAD FAILED TO CHECK GEAR UP.

## 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 FTW82DA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA176), May 13, 1982: Cessna A185F (N71DS), Houma, 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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