# NTSB FTW67F0617: Cessna 185C, N5831T, Houma, LA, May 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1967
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115749
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0617

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4791  67/5/18    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 185C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9650
        TIME - 1800                    N5831T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARTED NEXT TO HUB. ENG TORN FROM MOUNT,COWLING DESTROYED.FLOAT EQUIPPED.LND IN CANAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5831T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5831T-2021-12-04), registration cancelled 2021-12-04, S/N 185-0731, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185C
- Registry model: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5831T (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 DEN85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA024), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 185C (N5831T), Williston, ND, 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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