- Date
- January 16, 1983, 13:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Loreauville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1071FCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830116000889A
- Case key
- 20791
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, the acft was preflighted and all three water traps (sumps) were drained until only fuel flowed. During takeoff, the engine began losing power at aprx 400 ft AGL. An emergency landing was made in a cane field. During touchdown, the acft hit rows in the field at a 45 deg angle, the front gear dug into the dirt and the amphibious plane nosed over, during a subsequent exam of the acft & engine, a quantity of water was found in the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1071F
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502727
- Airframe hours
- 2,189
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ed Broussard, Marine Svc., Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1982
- Airport
- Wind Mill, runway 34, 3,270 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 300 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.