# Accident 19850414014549A: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Patterson, LA, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 20:55 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Williams Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6898° N, 91.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6898&lon=-91.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808W-1991-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,070 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414014549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WATERWAY AT NIGHT. PILOT MISTOOK BRIGHTER LIGHTS FOR PAVED RUNWAY. GROUND FOG A FACTOR.

## 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 FTW85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA183), Apr 15, 1985: Mitsubishi MU2J (N808W), Patterson, 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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