# NTSB FTW76DRD13: Cessna 185, N12NT, Golden Meadow, LA, October 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1975
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA · GOLDEN MEADOW, LA
- Location: 29.3866° N, 90.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Meadow, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3866&lon=-90.2729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3020  75/10/10   GOLDEN MEADOW,LA    CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N12NT               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 46, 3512 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDEN MEADOW,LA            NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WIRES ACROSS CANAL, SEAPLANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12NT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12NT-1979-11-27), registration cancelled 1979-11-27, S/N 18502678 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19751010033279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751010033279A), Oct 10, 1975: Cessna A185E, Golden Meadow, LA, Substantial damage. Wires across canal, seaplane.

## Other investigations on N12NT (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 FTW79DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD37), May 19, 1979: Cessna 185A (N12NT), Venice, 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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