# Incident 20030210005529I: Cessna A185F, Burrwood, LA, February 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2003, 09:00 local time
- Place: Burrwood, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9683° N, 89.3775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burrwood, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9683&lon=-89.3775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7377H) (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: 3,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030210005529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SEAPLANE STRUCK A SAND BAR ON TAKE-OFF AND THE PILOT LOST AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE NOSE AND THE FRONT TIPS OF BOTH FLOATS STUCK IN THE RIVER SAND. THE ENGINE AND FRONT SEATS WENT UNDER WATER. THE BACK SEATS AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GO INTO THE WATER.

## Other reports on N7377H (2)

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

- [Accident 20051020023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051020023789A), Oct 20, 2005: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Halls Crossing, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was operating in an area that contained logs and other debris that drift into the canyon waterways without current. The lake is about 30 feet…
- [Accident 19800207001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800207001679A), Feb 7, 1980: Cessna A185F (N7377H), Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on wet runway. Wheel locked with ice en route. Aircraft skidded sideways on landing. Broke right wheel

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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