# Accident 19960122000849A: Cessna A185F, Bell Chase, LA, January 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1996
- Place: Bell Chase, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 29.8406° N, 90.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8406&lon=-90.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6034N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6034N) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960122000849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTING RUNWAY, RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A CANAL.

## 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 FTW96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA103), Jan 22, 1996: Cessna A185F (N6034N), Belle Chase, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent encounter with a ditch. The crosswind was a related factor.

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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