# Accident 19840303006419A: Cessna A185F, Braithwaite, LA, March 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Braithwaite, LA
- Airport: Braithwaite
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7402° N, 89.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7402&lon=-89.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7368H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,429 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840303006419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

## 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 FTW84LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA162), Mar 3, 1984: Cessna A185F (N7368H), Braithwaite, 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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