# Accident 19831104056629A: Cessna A185F, Freemason Islan, LA, November 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Freemason Islan, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7910° N, 88.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freemason Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7910&lon=-88.9742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61394, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61394-2011-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,614 total, 26 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831104056629A

## Narrative

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

MADE NIGHT WATER TAKEOFF THEN FAILED TO NOTE AIRCRAFT DESCENT TO COLLISION WITH THE WATER. GLASSY WATER NO LIGHTS.

## 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 FTW84LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA042), Nov 5, 1983: Cessna A185F (N61394), Freemason Is., LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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