# NTSB FTW81DRD49: Cessna 185, N53064, Grand Isle, LA, September 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1981
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1994-06-24), registration cancelled 1994-06-24, S/N 18502352 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Timbalier

## 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 19810916059689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059689A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna A185F, South Timberlai, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed amphibian in water with gear extended.

## Other investigations on N53064 (2)

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 CHI94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA082), Feb 11, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hgts, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE 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…
- [NTSB FTW85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA107), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, 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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