# Accident 19850420013799A: Cessna A185F, Slidell, LA, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Eden Isles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2889° N, 89.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slidell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2889&lon=-89.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93485 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED DURING WATER TOUCHDOWN. ABORTED GO AROUND DUE TO POWERLINES AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW85LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA189), Apr 20, 1985: Cessna A185F (N93485), Slidell, 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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