# NTSB FTW76DRD50: Cessna A185F, N102AM, Venice, LA, May 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1976
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1344  76/5/24    VENICE,LA           CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1132
        TIME - 1130                    N102AM              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTWEGO,LA                 VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. RAN INTO TALL REEDS IN CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N102AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102AM-1998-11-17), registration cancelled 1998-11-17, S/N 18502410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- 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 19760524014229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760524014229A), May 24, 1976: Cessna A185F, Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Float equipped. Ran into tall reeds in canal.

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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