# Accident 19820818052819A: Cessna A185F, Grand Chenier, LA, August 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1982, 07:30 local time
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7605° N, 92.9707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7605&lon=-92.9707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70467-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,543 total, 183 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818052819A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82DA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA343), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna A185F (N70467), Grand Chenier, 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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