- Date
- May 21, 1981
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61741Cessna 185F
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1026 81/5/21 WESTWEGO,LA CESSNA 185F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 15000 TIME - 0715 N61741 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 7000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTWEGO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61741
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Canal