# NTSB FTW70F0168: Cessna 185, N5842T, Delacroix, LA, August 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1969
- Place: Delacroix, LA · DELACROIX, LA
- Location: 29.7617° N, 89.7895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delacroix, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7617&lon=-89.7895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3456   69/8/5    DELACROIX,LA        CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N5842T              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,LA                   WESTWEGO,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARATED ON FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. PLT LND SAFELY IN LAKE. HIGH TIME PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5842T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5842T), registered now, S/N 185-0742, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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