- Date
- May 18, 1965
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2689ZCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181725
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1299 65/5/18 MORGAN CITY LA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1400 TIME - 1515 N2689Z PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT,LEFT WHEEL EXTENDED DURING TAKEOFF ON WATER-RETRACT CHAIN FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2689Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed