# NTSB FTW82DA343: Cessna A185F, N70467, Grand Chenier, LA, August 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 18, 1982, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA
- Coordinates: 29.760543, -92.970718 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7605&lon=-92.9707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA343
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70872/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA343

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED THE FLOAT PLANE ON THE WATER BESIDE AN OIL DRILLING RIG. AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT WATER LOOPED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE TIPS OF THE FLOATS HAD MUD ON THEM AFTER THE ACCIDENT. HE BELIEVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MUST HAVE HIT A BANK OR SOMETHING UNDER THE WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70467](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70467-1988-10-06), registration cancelled 1988-10-06, S/N 18502181 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18502181
- Airframe hours: 1247
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: D.J. Rental Tools Inc.
- Registered owner: D.J. Rental Tools Inc.
- Departed: ARA, NEW IBERIA, LA
- Destination: CAMP HILL, PA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,543 total, 183 in this make and model, 2,543 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Temperature: 176 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820818052819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818052819A), Aug 18, 1982: Cessna A185F, Grand Chenier, LA, Substantial damage. Dug in a float during a water landing. Floatplane ground looped when the float dug into mud in shallow water.

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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