# Accident 19890324018379A: Cessna A185F, Lake Arthur, LA, March 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lake Arthur, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HMDA
- Location: 30.0693° N, 92.8002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0693&lon=-92.8002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4836Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4836Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,757 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890324018379A

## Narrative

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

A WING HIT TREES OVERHANGING CANAL BANK AFTER SEAPLANE HAD LANDED. ROTATED AIRCRAFT INTO CANAL BANK.

## 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 FTW89LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA072), Mar 24, 1989: Cessna A185F (N4836Q), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID TREE LIMBS THAT EXTENDED OVER THE EDGE OF THE CANAL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TREE LIMBS AND DIRT BANK NEAR THE EDGE OF THE SELECTED LANDING…

## Other reports on N4836Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20040213001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213001519A), Feb 13, 2004: Cessna A185F (N4836Q), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Golder, pilot-in-command of N4836Q, a Cessna 185 was conducting touch-and-go's to runway 22R at Mesa Falcon field (ffz). During investigation, Mr.…
- [Incident 19991011029189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011029189I), Oct 11, 1999: Cessna A185F (N4836Q), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. (-23) PIC had made a pass over the landing area to check for any debri in the area. PIC landed the aircraft in the river near Morgan City, upon landing the PIC…

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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