Cessna A185F N4616E
20 July 1979 · Lafayette, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1979 at about 02:03 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4616E, operated by Paul Fournet F, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lafayette Rgnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N4616E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paul Fournet F
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Louis, Mo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1808
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT FLEW 10HRS IN LAST 24.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Eugene, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Gulfcoast Cont | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Cessna A185F | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Pan Air Corpor | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1979 | Cessna A185F | Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States | Cook Inlet AVI | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Cessna A185F | Dillon, Montana, United States | Aerial Geophys | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |