- Date
- August 8, 1972
- Place
- Jeanerette, LA · JEANERETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77AMCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0547 72/8/8 NR.JEANERETTE,LA CESSNA A185E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000 TIME - 1500 N77AM PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,LA JEANERETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77AM
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N77AMRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna A185EAirframe modelCessna A185EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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