# NTSB FTW79DRD04: Cessna 185F, N5211R, Lafitte, LA, October 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1978
- Place: Lafitte, LA · LAFITTE, LA
- Location: 29.7109° N, 90.0968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafitte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7109&lon=-90.0968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3121  78/10/24   LAFITTE,LA          CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1470
        TIME - 1530                    N5211R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1074 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFITTE,LA                  WESTWEGO,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5211R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5211R-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 18503019, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802) (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 19781024037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781024037299A), Oct 24, 1978: Cessna A185E, Lafitte, LA, Substantial damage

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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