# NTSB FTW76FRD26: Cessna 185A, N39FC, Delcambre, LA, December 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1975
- Place: Delcambre, LA · DELCAMBRE, LA
- Location: 29.9511° N, 91.9917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delcambre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9511&lon=-91.9917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3733  75/12/20   DELCAMBRE,LA        CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1947
        TIME - 1130                    N39FC               PX-  0  1  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    DELCAMBRE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        REMARKS- STEPPED FWD ON FLOAT INTO PROP. PREV WARNED BY PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N39FC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No 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 19751220039789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751220039789A), Dec 20, 1975: Cessna A185F, Delcambre, LA. Stepped fwd on float into prop. Prev warned by plt.

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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