19821227066939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · New Orleans, LA · December 27, 1982

Date
December 27, 1982 · 14:02 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N121BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA069
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Engine quit over city. Struck wires light pole and an auto landing on a street. One empty tank. No mechanical.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT OVER CITY. STRUCK WIRES LIGHT POLE AND AN AUTO LANDING ON A STREET. ONE EMPTY TANK. NO MECHANICAL.

NTSB investigation

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