# NTSB FTW67D0067: Cessna 185, N1690Z, Houma, LA, July 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1966
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0067-201490

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1636  66/7/10    HOUMA LA            CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 2850
        TIME - 0830                    N1690Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEIST SEAPLANE BA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1690Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1690Z-1980-10-16), registration cancelled 1980-10-16, S/N 185-0490 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Geist Seaplane Ba

## Other investigations on N1690Z (2)

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 ANC80FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA023), Jan 14, 1980: Cessna 185 (N1690Z), Shungnak, AK, destroyed, 7 fatal
- [NTSB ANC77DA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA005), Nov 7, 1976: Cessna 185 (N1690Z), Ambler, AK, 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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