- Date
- October 26, 1974
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3365LCessna A185E
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741026035029A
- Case key
- 132466
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3197 74/10/26 WESTWEGO,LA CESSNA A185E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1510 N3365L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 57, 5615 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA WESTWEGO,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 - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STDNT TOTL TM IN TYP 3 HRS DUAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3365L
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westwego
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.