# NTSB FTW77FA058: Cessna 185, N3345L, Houma, LA, May 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1977
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1562  77/5/31    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 185          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4690
        TIME - 1548                    N3345L              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTRACOASTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUMA,LA                    RETURN                       DULAC,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - HAIL
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           HAIL, RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      74
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT PLANE MAKING APP OVER CANAL FOR LNDG IN CANAL.COLLIDED WITH BRIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3345L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3345L-1977-09-22), registration cancelled 1977-09-22, S/N 185-1273 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Intracoastal

## 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 19770531021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531021309A), May 31, 1977: Cessna A185E, Houma, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Float plane making app over canal for lndg in canal. Collided with bridge.

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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