- Date
- September 28, 1981
- Place
- Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33CTCessna A185F
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810928064599A
- Case key
- 123654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1951 81/9/28 NR.LEEVILLE,LA CESSNA A185F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1235 TIME - 1445 N33CT PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE RACCOURCI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE CHASE,LA LEEVILLE,LA 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) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- LEAK AT HYD FITTING,PN 804-4D,& LN,PN 1648-493-3.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33CT
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Raccourci
N33CTRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 2003 · Cessna A185FAirframe modelCessna A185FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.