- Date
- July 22, 1983, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4959QCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830722034619A
- Case key
- 20984
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Analysis
The acft had previously been submerged in water. After it was salvaged & repaired, a ferry permit was obtained to fly it to amarillo, TX. According to a witness, the eng began running rough after the 1st 50 ft of the ground roll during takeoff. However. The plt continued takeoff & used about 3000 ft of rwy to get airborne. He then turned & flew back over the arpt at about 500 ft with the eng still running rough. The plt circled & flew over the arpt again with the eng still running rough. After that, the acft departed the traffic area as if the plt was going to continue the flt to amarillo. Shortly thereafter, the eng lost power & the acft was damaged during a forced landing. The plt stated that the eng lost power due to fuel contamination & that he should not have used alcohol in a fuel injected eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4959Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503586
- Airframe hours
- 1,218
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Willard A. Innes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 16, 1983
- Destination
- AMA · Amarillo, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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