- Date
- September 1, 1980
- Place
- Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8308QCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800901039579A
- Case key
- 129393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1808 80/9/1 NR.HOUMA,LA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N8308Q PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 4467 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 501 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BAYOU DELARGE,LA GOLDEN MEADOW,LA HOUMA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM 800FT INLAND WTRWAY.ADEQUATE WTRWAY WI 5MIN TAXI TIME.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8308Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.