# NTSB FTW82DRD05: Cessna A185F, N80337, Pecan Island, LA, November 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1981
- Place: Pecan Island, LA · PECAN ISLAND, LA
- Location: 29.6466° N, 92.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecan Island, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6466&lon=-92.4532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2977  81/11/10   PECAN ISLAND,LA     CESSNA A185F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2048
        TIME - 1400                    N80337              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECAN ISLAND,LA             ABBEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80337](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80337), registered now, S/N 18503114, built 1976 (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

## 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 19811110073009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110073009A), Nov 10, 1981: Cessna A185F, Pecan Island, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional on downwind, water takeoff. Wing hit tree on bank. Aircraft rotated into canal bank.

## Other investigations on N80337 (1)

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 SEA79DYP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP10), Feb 5, 1979: Cessna 185 (N80337), Cottonwood, ID, 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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