# Accident 19941006033719A: Cessna A185F, Abbeville, LA, October 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1994, 10:00 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9696° N, 92.1210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9696&lon=-92.1210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95DM) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941006033719A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF FROM RIVER WENT AROUND BEND WIND GUST HIT IN OPEN AREA. BLEW PLANE INTO RIVER BANK. FAILED COMPENSATE.

## 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 FTW95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA015), Oct 6, 1994: Cessna 185 (N95DM), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N95DM (1)

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

- [Accident 19810905057029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905057029A), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna A185F (N95DM), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot made water landing with gear in extended position. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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