# NTSB FTW79FRD17: Cessna 185A, N70359, Plaquemine, LA, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Plaquemine, LA · PLAQUEMINE, LA
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0166   79/3/2    PLAQUEMINE,LA       CESSNA 185A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 2886
        TIME - 1315                    N70359              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 487 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAQUEMINE,LA               PEARLINGTON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70359](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70359-1982-11-24), registration cancelled 1982-11-24, S/N 18502130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185A
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19790302003979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003979A), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 185, Plaqumine Base, LA, Substantial damage. Upon reaching a speed of 20 KTS, on a water takeoff, the aircraft veered hard right and hit a tree.

## Other investigations on N70359 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW80DRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD17), Feb 29, 1980: Cessna 182F (N70359), New Orleans, 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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