- Date
- September 3, 1980
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5125ECessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800903040719A
- Case key
- 128908
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2288 80/9/3 LEEVILLE,LA CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 18225 TIME - 1340 N5125E PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAYOU FOURCHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEEVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOATS HIT SANDBAR JUST BELOW SURFACE OF BAYOU.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5125E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bayou Fourche
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5125E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.