# Accident 19850905043409A: Cessna A185F, Port Sulphur, LA, September 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4593° N, 89.8910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4593&lon=-89.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5513E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 675 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850905043409A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAKEOFF, MISSED UPRIGHT POLE AFTER ROUNDING BEND IN CANAL BUT UNABLE TO FLY BEFORE HITTING PENINSULA.

## 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 FTW85LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA342), Sep 5, 1985: Cessna A185F (N5513E), Port Sulphur, LA, destroyed

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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