Cessna 185 N70087
3 June 1980 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1980 at about 09:00 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N70087, operated by Pelican AVN, was involved in an accident during the takeoff 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 09:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185
- Registration
- N70087
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pelican AVN
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- New Iberia, la → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1894
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
FLOAT EQPD.SEAT SLID AFT.ONLY SMALL FORCE NECESSARY FOR LOCK PIN TO SLIDE OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Central Airway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Cessna 185 | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, United States | Kenai Floatpla | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Emmonak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1980 | Cessna 185 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Air Martel, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1980 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Stikine Air SE | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |