# Incident 19940331014199I: Cessna A185F, Houma, LA, March 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HMDA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4691E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4691E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940331014199I

## Narrative

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

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 19850429015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850429015129A), Apr 29, 1985: Cessna A185F (N4691E), Gibson, LA, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast in canal and was unable to negotiate curve. Struck trees along embankment.

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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