- Date
- September 16, 1981
- Place
- Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53064Cessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810916059689A
- Case key
- 123739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1968 81/9/16 NR.GRAND ISLE,LA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1404 TIME - 1030 N53064 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH TIMBALIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA GRAND ISLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- GEAR ON L FLOAT EXTDD FOR UNKN RSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53064
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Timbalier
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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 N53064 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI94FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSterling Hgts, MIThe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, which led to his intentional buzzing, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude (or clearance) from obstacles. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the unlighted tower.NTSB FTW85LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelle Chase, LAThe plt had diverted back to the departure aprt due to wx. After landing, he was 'step taxiing' on the water with no reported difficulties when a landing gear shock strut, p/n 51961, separated. This allowed a float to dig into the water & caused the acft to…