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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Timbalier Isle, LA · May 22, 1993

Date
May 22, 1993 · 17:00 local
Place
Timbalier Isle, LA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SSCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3588
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA162
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520M
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,150 total5,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck sandbar in ankle deep water on water takeoff. Flipped over. Tide had gone out after landing same area.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK SANDBAR IN ANKLE DEEP WATER ON WATER TAKEOFF. FLIPPED OVER. TIDE HAD GONE OUT AFTER LANDING SAME AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.