# Accident 19850913044969A: Cessna A185F, Catahoula, LA, September 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Catahoula, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1193° N, 91.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1193&lon=-91.8303&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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,958 total, 2,877 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044969A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM BAYOU WITH INSUFFICIENT STRAIGHT LENGTH. UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER TREES. IMPACTED WATER INVERTED

## 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 FTW85LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA348), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), Catahoula, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N333WL (1)

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

- [Incident 19850218009639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218009639I), Feb 18, 1985: Cessna A185F (N333WL), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Struck underwater object during takeoff. Fluid seen leaking from float. Landed gear up. Left float collapsed.

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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