# NTSB FTW68A0021: Cessna 185E, N4718Q, Venice, LA, August 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1967
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2440  67/8/15    VENICE,LA           CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1230                    N4718Q              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
          PILOT-TAXIED WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED IN CONFINED AREA
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4718Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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