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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185F · Vermillion Bay, LA · March 27, 1983

Date: March 27, 1983 · 07:00 local
Place: Vermillion Bay, LA
Airport: Vermillion Bay
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61826
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA167
Reported as: Cessna 185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total5,000 in this make and model200 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.

Pilot attempted water landing with gear down and aircraft flipped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED WATER LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW83LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportInt.Coastal Cty, LAThe pilot stated that the landing gear was not retracted after takeoff from the airport. When the pilot attempted to land on water the aircraft flipped over and sank. The landing gear are built into the floats and during the retraction cycle the landing gear…Mar 27, 1983 · Substantial damage