# Incident 19850218009639I: Cessna A185F, New Iberia, LA, February 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1985, 12:14 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333WL-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218009639I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK UNDERWATER OBJECT DURING TAKEOFF. FLUID SEEN LEAKING FROM FLOAT. LANDED GEAR UP. LEFT FLOAT COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N333WL (1)

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

- [Accident 19850913044969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044969A), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), Catahoula, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attempted takeoff from bayou with insufficient straight length. Unable to climb over trees. Impacted water inverted

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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