# NTSB FTW71FRD28: Cessna 185A, N3365L, Violet, LA, November 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1970
- Place: Violet, LA · VIOLET, LA
- Location: 29.8967° N, 89.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Violet, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8967&lon=-89.8929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4305  70/11/29   VIOLET,LA           CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0935                    N3365L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 43, 15473 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS LA.             VIOLET,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AFTER HITTING ANTENNA,PLT ABORTED LDG IN CANAL LANDED AT LAKEFRONT ARPT W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3365L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- 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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