# Accident 19840618024979A: Cessna A185F, New Iberia, LA, June 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1984, 13:40 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0008° N, 91.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0008&lon=-91.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4942E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,615 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618024979A

## Narrative

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

A FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING A WATER LANDING. IMPACT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO TREES ON SHORELINE.

## 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 FTW84LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA275), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna A185F (N4942E), New Iberia, 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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