# Accident 20090429006749A: Cessna A185F, Patterson, LA, April 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2009, 17:35 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6044° N, 91.4731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6044&lon=-91.4731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4603E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4603E-2009-08-28) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429006749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TAKE OFF FROM THE WATER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE.  HE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE FLOATS AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE WATER INSIDE OF THEM.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE RIGHT FLOAT HAS MORE WATER THAN THE LEFT FLOAT.  HE PUMPED THE WATER OUT OF THE FLOATS AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE.  HE THEN WATER TAXIED AROUND A WHILE TO FIND A LONG WATER RUN AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN.  THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT HAD NO AIRSPEED, STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE WATER, LEFT WING FIRST.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND SUNK UPSIDE DOWN.  THE FLOATS BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE CRASH AND SEPARATED.

## 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 CEN09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA272), Apr 29, 2009: Cessna A185F (N4603E), Patterson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in a turn while attempting to return to land, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the reported loss of engine…

## Other reports on N4603E (2)

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

- [Incident 20060424007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060424007869I), Apr 24, 2006: Cessna A185F (N4603E), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 22L with gear up, sliding approximately 500'. No injuries, nor damage to the airplane. Only 1 person aboard, "pilot". Aircraft…
- [Incident 19881017061599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881017061599I), Oct 17, 1988: Cessna A185F (N4603E), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Veered off runway. Float keel damaged. Released for ferry flight.

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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