# Accident 20001115036059A: Cessna A185F, Jena, LA, November 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Jena, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7853° N, 92.1681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7853&lon=-92.1681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6232E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6232E-2006-05-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115036059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000, AT 1515 CST, A CESSNA 185F SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6232E, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING A WIRE AND THE GROUND WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND ON LOUISIANA STATE HIGHWAY 127 NORTH APPROX. 7 MILES NORTH OF JENA, LA. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIALRATED PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) TO WHOM THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CODE 14 OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROX. AT 1415 FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN OAK GROVE, LA.

## 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 FTW01FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA020), Nov 15, 2000: Cessna 185F (N6232E), Jena, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on a highway with vehicle traffic and obstacles and his failure to maintain proper clearance from the obstacles.

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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