Cessna 185 N51BC
24 November 1979 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 November 1979 at about 07:50 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N51BC, operated by Benton Casing, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N51BC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Benton Casing
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houma, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2947
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
STEP TAXI AFTER TOUCHDOWN WITH WHEEL EXTENDED ONFLOAT WATER LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 Feb 1979 | Cessna 185E | Cut Bank, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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