# NTSB FTW80DA110: Cessna 185, N8308Q, Houma, LA, September 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1980
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DA110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA110

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8308Q-1988-09-20), registration cancelled 1988-09-20, S/N 18503649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- 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 19800901039579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901039579A), Sep 1, 1980: Cessna 185, Dulac, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to make water takeoff with insufficient room. Ran up on shore and nosed over.

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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