# Accident 19860619027149A: Cessna A185F, New Orleans, LA, June 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9392° N, 89.9607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9392&lon=-89.9607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9937N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,908 total, 287 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860619027149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NEGLECTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT MADE A WATER LANDING WITH GEAR DOWN 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 FTW86LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA118), Jun 19, 1986: Cessna A185F (N9937N), 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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