- Date
- April 29, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gibson, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4691ECessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850429015129A
- Case key
- 21737
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The amphibian acft was substantially damaged when it collided with a tree while landing on an oil field service canal. The plt stated that he landed long and fast and as a result he was unable to negotiate the second half of an 's' turn in the canal. The left wing subsequently struck a tree on the bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4691E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503842
- Airframe hours
- 3,216
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Charlie Hammond'S Flying Serv.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- LA16 · Houma, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,034 total · 645 in this make and model · 944 as pilot in command · 263 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 165° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.