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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Houma, LA · March 31, 1994

Date: March 31, 1994 · 11:30 local
Place: Houma, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HMDA
Aircraft: N4691E
Reported as: Cessna A185F
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total2,500 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N4691ERegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503842 Airframe modelCessna A185F

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What happened

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

Engine quit running in flight. Forced landing in an intercoastal canal. Found leaves in header tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT RUNNING IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN AN INTERCOASTAL CANAL. FOUND LEAVES IN HEADER TANK.

Other reports on N4691E · 1

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

Accident 19850429015129ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Gibson, LALanded long and fast in canal and was unable to negotiate curve. Struck trees along embankment.Apr 29, 1985 · Substantial damage