# NTSB FTW86LA057: Cessna 185F, N1867Q, Point Aufer, LA, April 4, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 4, 1986, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Point Aufer, LA
- Coordinates: 29.730072, -91.12902 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7301&lon=-91.1290&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LA057
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22008/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA057

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - water loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1867Q-1997-02-18), registration cancelled 1997-02-18, S/N 18503497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Registry model: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503497
- Airframe hours: 4132
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860404009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404009969A), Apr 4, 1986: Cessna A185F, Point Au Fer, LA, Substantial damage. Lost control during water takeoff in gusty crosswind. Struck the canal bank and flipped over onto its back.

## Other investigations on N1867Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA214), Aug 19, 1992: Cessna A185F (N1867Q), Amelia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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