# Accident 19840415060349A: Cessna A185F, Grand Isle, LA, April 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1984, 13:50 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Airport: Elmers Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2398° N, 89.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2398&lon=-89.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2177Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2177Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182T (registry code 2072703, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,006 total, 116 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415060349A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFT OFF OCCURRED WHEN GUST OF WIND HIT AIRCRAFT AND IT COULD NOT STAY AIRBORNE. TOUCHED DOWN, FLIPPED.

## 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 FTW84LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA201), Apr 15, 1984: Cessna A185F (N2177Q), Grand Isle, 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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