# Accident 19840418031359A: Cessna A185F, Belle Chasse, LA, April 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1984, 07:30 local time
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSCA
- Location: 29.8404° N, 90.0005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8404&lon=-90.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69GV) (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: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,001 total, 1,355 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840418031359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE HUNG UP IN MIDDLE OF A COMPRESSION STROKE. ENGINE STARTED WHEN PILOT MOVED PROP. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A CANAL.

## 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 FTW84LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA203), Apr 18, 1984: Cessna 185F (N69GV), Belle Chasse, LA, minor damage

## Other reports on N69GV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19851203071559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851203071559I), Dec 3, 1985: Cessna A185F (N69GV), Belle Chasse, LA, Minor damage. Failed to extend gear on amphibous aircraft for hard surface landing. Landed on floats.

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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