# NTSB FTW76DRD21: Cessna 185, N1744R, Houma, LA, November 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1975
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3395  75/11/21   HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1515                    N1744R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  5814 TOTAL HOURS, 2814 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTRA-COAST CANAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                HOUMA,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 - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1744R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1744R-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 18502464 (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
- Airport: Intra-Coast Canal

## 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 19751121036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751121036859A), Nov 21, 1975: Cessna A185F, Houma, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1744R (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 ANC87FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA101), Jul 19, 1987: Cessna 185 (N1744R), Hinchinbrook Is, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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