# NTSB FTW68D0441: Cessna 185E, N3359L, Gum Cove, LA, February 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1968
- Place: Gum Cove, LA · GUM COVE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0441
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0441

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0225  68/2/11    GUM COVE,LA         CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N3359L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3359L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3359L-1982-08-07), registration cancelled 1982-08-07, S/N 185-1311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3359L (3)

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 ANC77DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA068), Aug 4, 1977: Cessna 185E (N3359L), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA022), Nov 19, 1976: Cessna 185 (N3359L), Hyder, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75AA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA042), Nov 24, 1974: Cessna A185E (N3359L), Ketchikan, 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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