- Date
- June 18, 1984, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- New Iberia, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4942ECessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618024979A
- Case key
- 21370
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Airport/facilities - water,glassyFactor
Airport/facilities - hidden obstruction(s)Factor
Object - submerged object
Loss of control - on ground/water
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
While decelerating after landing one of the floats contacted a submerged object. Directional control was lost, acft veered to left and collided with a tree on the bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4942E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503913
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H. L. Hycalog Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 1, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- ARA · New Iberia, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,615 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 3,390 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °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.