# Accident 19850131001579A: Cessna A185F, Belle Chase, LA, January 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1985, 07:45 local time
- Place: Belle Chase, LA
- Airport: Southern
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSCA
- Location: 29.8404° N, 89.9999° 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=-89.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53064, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1994-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 923 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001579A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP AREA SHOCK STRUT SEPARATED ALLOWING FLOAT TO DIG IN. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND SANK.

## 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 FTW85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA107), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53064 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940210001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001929A), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hights, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed drinking at party. Then buzzed area where party was. Struck tower powerline and a home. Intoxicated level
- [Accident 19810916059689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059689A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna A185F (N53064), South Timberlai, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed amphibian in water with gear extended.

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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