# NTSB FTW75DRD11: Cessna A185E, N2212T, Patterson, LA, October 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3325  74/10/13   PATTERSON,LA        CESSNA A185E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 1604
        TIME - 0915                    N2212T              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HP WILLIAMS SPB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATTERSON,LA                LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2212T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2212T-2012-08-27), registration cancelled 2012-08-27, S/N 185-1364, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (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
- Airport: Hp Williams Spb

## 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 19741013035929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013035929A), Oct 13, 1974: Cessna A185E, Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Float hit submerged object.

## Other investigations on N2212T (1)

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 ANC92LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA019), Dec 14, 1991: Cessna 185 (N2212T), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTORS INCLUDE A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, AND INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE MANEUVER.

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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