- Date
- November 18, 1985, 11:16 local (17:16 UTC)
- Place
- Leeville, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4732ECessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851118061229A
- Case key
- 22130
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Planned approach - improperCause
Clearance - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - water,glassy
Analysis
The acft collided with a power line during an off arpt landing on a canal. It was an intentional landing to transport company employees of la-tex gulf drilling, inc. the wx was VMC and no flt plan was filed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4732E
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503849
- Airframe hours
- 751
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 303 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- La-Tex Gulf Drilling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1985 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- HUM · Houma, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total · 600 in this make and model · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.