# NTSB FTW86LRD03: Cessna 185, N4732E, Leeville, LA, November 18, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: November 18, 1985, 11:16 local (17:16 UTC)
- Place: Leeville, LA
- Location: 29.2480° N, 90.2076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2480&lon=-90.2076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRD03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD03

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - planned approach - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503849
- Airframe hours: 751
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851118061229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851118061229A), Nov 18, 1985: Cessna A185F, Leeville, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires during final approach to water landing. Damage to propeller, wing and empennage buckled.

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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