- Date
- April 4, 1986, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Point Aufer, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1867QCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860404009969A
- Case key
- 22008
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Analysis
The pilot reported losing control of his aircraft, during takeoff from a canal at Point Aufer island, LA, when gusty wind conditions lifted a wing, causing the aircraft to collide with a bank. After the collision, the aircraft continued up onto the canal bank, where it came to rest in an inverted position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1867Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503497
- Airframe hours
- 4,132
- Engine
- Continental 10-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Charlie Hammond
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 3, 1986 · 88 hours before
- Destination
- Bayou Piechant, 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 7,000 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 195 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 109° at 12 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1867Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.