# NTSB FTW80DRD36: Cessna 185, N70087, Morgan City, LA, June 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1980
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1894   80/6/3    MORGAN CITY,LA      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N70087              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 47, 1686 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            106 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW IBERIA,LA               LOCAL                        MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.SEAT SLID AFT.ONLY SMALL FORCE NECESSARY FOR LOCK PIN TO SLIDE OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70087-2011-06-16), registration cancelled 2011-06-16, S/N 18501953, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (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 19800603018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603018079A), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna A185E, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilots seat slid back during takeoff run and he lost control crashing to trees beside runway.

## Other investigations on N70087 (3)

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 ANC93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA170), Aug 30, 1993: Cessna 185 (N70087), Hulahula River, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH TERRAIN AND THE OBSCURATION.
- [NTSB ANC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA180), Sep 18, 1990: Cessna 185 (N70087), Upper Colleen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SELECT SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC89LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA026), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna 185 (N70087), Porcupine Lodge, AK, 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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