# Incident 19951225046419I: Cessna A185F, Grand Isle, LA, December 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1995, 09:30 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SSCA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61441, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61441) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,600 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951225046419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 25, 1995, MR. CHARLES JAMIESON, ACTING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF A CESSNA, MODEL 185, AIRCRAFT, N61441, DEPARTED GRETNA BAY, LOUISIANA, FOR A VFR FLIGHT TO TIMBALIER BAY, LOUISIANA. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, MR. JAMIESON WAS TAXIING TO THE DOCKING AREA WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SAND BAR, WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED WATER AND MINOR DAMAGE. WHILE LIFTING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED, WHICH CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. THE WATER CHANNEL HAS BEEN DREDGED AND ALL SANDBARS HAVE BEEN MARKED IN THE AREA. ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

## Other reports on N61441 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000612012959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000612012959A), Jun 12, 2000: Cessna A185F (N61441), New Orleans, LA, No damage. (-23) Pilot tried to turn off runway onto taxiway at too high a rate of speed. Airplane ground-looped and sustained substantial damage to left landing gear,…

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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