- Date
- October 10, 1985, 20:00 local (Oct 11, 1985, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Intracoastalcty, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21RHCessna A185E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851010076779A
- Case key
- 21983
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
In flight collision with object
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Loss of engine power
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt was spraying for mosquito control during the hours of darkness. He turned to reverse course and then turned on the acft's landing light to check his altitude. He observed power lines but it was too late for evasive action. After the prop impacted the lines a pwr loss occurred and the plt made an emergency landing, straight ahead in a pasture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21RH
- Reported as
- Cessna A185E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18501795
- Airframe hours
- 2,898
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Public use
- Registered owner
- Vermillion Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OR3 · Abbeville, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 120 in this make and model · 18,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- 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.