# NTSB FTW80DRD48: Cessna 185, N80MW, Chauvin, LA, July 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1980
- Place: Chauvin, LA · CHAUVIN, LA
- Location: 29.4457° N, 90.5938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chauvin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4457&lon=-90.5938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0736  80/7/16    CHAUVIN,LA          CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2069
        TIME - 1930                    N80MW               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1124 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRENTON ISLAND,LA           CHAUVIN,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        REMARKS- WATER RUDDERS JAMMED FM FOD,CABLE FOUND LOOSE.COLLIDED WITH SUNKEN LOG,SWERVED INTO TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80MW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80MW), registered now, S/N 18503092, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (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 19800716030159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716030159A), Jul 16, 1980: Cessna A185F, Chauvin, LA, Substantial damage. Water rudder hung up on landing. Seaplane struck sunken log, veered into trees on shore.

## Other investigations on N80MW (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 CHI08CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA278), Sep 5, 2008: Cessna 185 (N80MW), Newberry, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires on approach. Contributing to the accident was the sunshine, as reported by the pilot.

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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