# NTSB FTW66F0517: Cessna 185D, N1512F, Bayou Sale, LA, February 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1966
- Place: Bayou Sale, LA · BAYOU SALE, LA
- Location: 29.7441° N, 91.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayou Sale, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7441&lon=-91.4362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0517

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0204   66/2/3    BAYOU SALE LA       CESSNA 185D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 893
        TIME - 1200                    N1512F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON A CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1512F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1512F), registered now, S/N 185-0833, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185D
- Registry model: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1512F (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 FTW71FRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD27), Nov 27, 1970: Cessna 185D (N1512F), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

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.

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