# NTSB UNK65X0996: Cessna 185, N2690Z, Buras, LA, December 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1964
- Place: Buras, LA · BURAS, LA
- Location: 29.3537° N, 89.5240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buras, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3537&lon=-89.5240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0996
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0996

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3639  64/12/13   BURAS LA            CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3000
        TIME - 1015                    N2690Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2690Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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