# NTSB FTW80DRD58: Cessna 185F, N4805Q, Slidell, LA, August 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1980
- Place: Slidell, LA · SLIDELL, LA
- Location: 30.2889° N, 89.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slidell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2889&lon=-89.7829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1806  80/8/22    SLIDELL,LA          CESSNA 185F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 367
        TIME - 1030                    N4805Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLIDELL,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED FLOAT PLANE ON STEP,REDUCED PWR TO MAKE TURN IN RIVER,BUT HIT RIVER BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4805Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- 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 19800822037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822037299A), Aug 22, 1980: Cessna 185F, Slidell, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot taxiing on water failed to make turn because he was taxiing too fast.

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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