# NTSB FTW80DRD06: Cessna 185F, N5074R, E Timbalier Is, LA, October 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1979
- Place: E Timbalier Is, LA · E TIMBALIER IS, LA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133961
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2370   79/10/9   E TIMBALIER IS,LA   CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 3776
        TIME - 1430                    N5074R              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 687 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    E TIMBALIER IS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SAND BAR IN OPEN BAY AREA WHILE WATER TAXI AFTER LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5074R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5074R-1981-04-08), registration cancelled 1981-04-08, S/N 18502998 (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 19791009027829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791009027829A), Oct 9, 1979: Cessna 185, East Timbalier, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing to the dock after landing on the water. Struck a submerged sand bar.

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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