# NTSB FTW80DRD17: Cessna 182F, N70359, New Orleans, LA, February 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1980
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0137  80/2/29    NEW ORLEANS,LA      CESSNA 182F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N70359              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 30, 3594 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            206 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRAITHWAITE,LA              PORT BIENVILLE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## 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 182F
- 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 19800229004819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800229004819A), Feb 29, 1980: Cessna A185F, New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Landed amphibious equipped float plane on lake with gear down. Aircraft flipped over.

## 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 FTW79FRD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD17), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 185A (N70359), Plaquemine, 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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