# Incident 19950516021049I: Cessna A185F, Houma, LA, May 16, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1995, 13:22 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5665° N, 90.6604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUMA-TERREBONNE (HUM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5665&lon=-90.6604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1769R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1769R) (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: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950516021049I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE ODOR ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. LANDED SAFE. ALTERNATOR BEARING FAILED. SIEZED ALTERNATOR. 251 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL

## Other reports on N1769R (1)

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

- [Incident 20021108033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021108033399I), Nov 8, 2002: Cessna A185F (N1769R), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that l/h main float wheel collapsed on landing at Monroe, LA (mlu) airport causing damage to float keel. Issued ferry permit to relocate…

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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