- Date
- December 25, 1969
- Place
- Catahoula, LA · CATAHOULA, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4564FCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146033
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4606 69/12/25 CATAHOULA,LA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2122 TIME - 0945 N4564F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,LA LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 68 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR CONTROLLED VFR REMARKS- SANK IN RIVER.PLT PREOCCUPIED WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4564F
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage