# NTSB FTW81DRD50: Cessna A185F, N33CT, Leeville, LA, September 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1981
- Place: Leeville, LA · LEEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&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): 123654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33CT-2003-06-30), registration cancelled 2003-06-30, S/N 18504001, built 1980 (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
- Airport: Lake Raccourci

## 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 19810928064599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928064599A), Sep 28, 1981: Cessna A185F, Leeville, LA, Substantial damage. Hydraulic system leak caused gear to drop and when water landing was made, aircraft flipped on its' back.

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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