# NTSB FTW80DRD60: Cessna 185F, N5125E, Leeville, LA, September 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1980
- Place: Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5125E-1980-12-29), registration cancelled 1980-12-29, S/N 18503933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bayou Fourche

## 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 19800903040719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903040719A), Sep 3, 1980: Cessna A185F, Leeville, LA, Substantial damage. Seaplane pilot ran into a sandbar in shallow water during taxi for takeoff.

## Other investigations on N5125E (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 ANC73DAA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA16), Nov 6, 1972: Cessna 180 (N5125E), Central, 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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