# NTSB FTW79DRD45: Cessna 185F, N28JL, Lafayette, LA, July 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1979
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1413   79/7/2    LAFAYETTE,LA        CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N28JL               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  30, 5306 TOTAL HOURS, 306
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT RAN UP ON BAYOU BANK.ACFT EQUIPPED W FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28JL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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 19790702016789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790702016789A), Jul 2, 1979: Cessna A185F, Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. After water lift off, pilot stated aircraft was not climbing, aborted. Landed, ran into trees on bank.

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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