# Accident 19850627028259A: Cessna 172E, New Orleans, LA, June 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627028259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING VECTORS TO LANDING. PILOT DITCHED IN LAKE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW85LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA267), Jun 27, 1985: Cessna 172E (N888W), New Orleans, 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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