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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Grand Chenier, LA · August 18, 1982

Date
August 18, 1982 · 07:30 local
Place
Grand Chenier, LA
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70467
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA343
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,543 total183 in this make and model210 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dug in a float during a water landing. Floatplane ground looped when the float dug into mud in shallow water.

As the FAA filed it

DUG IN A FLOAT DURING A WATER LANDING. FLOATPLANE GROUND LOOPED WHEN THE FLOAT DUG INTO MUD IN SHALLOW WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.