# NTSB FTW74DRD05: Cessna 185E, N5818J, Venice, LA, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2039  73/8/14    VENICE,LA           CESSNA 185E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2400
        TIME - 1315                    N5818J              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTWEGO,LA                 VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTD LDG IN CANAL TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING COND. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5818J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5818J-2018-09-21), registration cancelled 2018-09-21, S/N 18501787, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185E
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730814025519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730814025519A), Aug 14, 1973: Cessna A185E, Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Plt attemptd ldg in canal too short for existing cond. Float equipped.

## Other investigations on N5818J (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN75FQD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQD15), Jan 13, 1975: Cessna A185E (N5818J), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRD17), Dec 15, 1971: Cessna A185E (N5818J), Leeville, LA, 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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