# NTSB FTW81DRD43: Cessna A185F, N95DM, Morgan City, LA, September 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1981
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1731   81/9/5    MORGAN CITY,LA      CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1537
        TIME - 1330                    N95DM               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- MADE WTR LNDG W GEAR DWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95DM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95DM), registered now, S/N 18504319 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810905057029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810905057029A), Sep 5, 1981: Cessna A185F, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot made water landing with gear in extended position. Aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other investigations on N95DM (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 FTW95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA015), Oct 6, 1994: Cessna 185 (N95DM), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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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