- Date
- May 24, 1979
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4663ECessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790524010979A
- Case key
- 136113
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0883 79/5/24 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N4663E PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 29, 1798 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILINGS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4663E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4663ERegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.