- Date
- April 30, 1973
- Place
- Chauvin, LA · CHAUVIN, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N70279Cessna 185A
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730430009749A
- Case key
- 190778
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0919 73/4/30 CHAUVIN,LA CESSNA 185A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 877 TIME - 1430 N70279 PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PATTERSON,LA CHAUVIN,LA GIBSON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- L FLOAT HIT OBJECT AT GIBSON. PLT DIDNT CK,DEP FOR DEST. FLOAT HAD HOLE IN BOTTOM. HIT BARGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70279
- Reported as
- Cessna 185A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N70279 · 2
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