# Incident 19930717034749I: Cessna A185F, Leeville, LA, July 17, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217C-2026-03-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,767 total, 8,350 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717034749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SUPERSTRUCTURE OF FISHING VESSEL WITH RIGHT FLOAT ON LIFTOFF FROM FISHERMANS BAY.

## Other reports on N217C (1)

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

- [Accident 20221005016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221005016789A), Oct 5, 2022: Cessna A185F (N217C), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Pilot in command (PIC) attempted to take off from float pond but never got airborne. While taxiing back for another take off attempt, engine power was reduced…

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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