# NTSB FTW68A0041: Cessna 185, N4718Q, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1967
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2441  67/9/19    NEW ORLEANS,LA      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12000
        TIME - 1200                    N4718Q              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- ABORTED LDG APPROACH TO MISS.RIVER TOO LATE TO AVOID WIRES.CONTINUED FLIGHT,LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4718Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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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