- Date
- October 22, 1980
- Place
- Cameron, LA · CAMERON, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5458ECessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801022058599A
- Case key
- 129029
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2503 80/10/22 CAMERON,LA CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 6572 TIME - 1030 N5458E PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2371 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,LA CAMERON,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5458E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Canal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.