Cessna A185F N61394

Summary

On 5 November 1983 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N61394 was involved in an accident near Freemason Is., Louisiana, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 November 1983 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Freemason Is., Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N61394

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Gulfport

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW84LA042

1 person died.

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

THE ACFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A FISHING TRIP AT NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FLOAT PLANE LIFTED OFF AFTER A FAIRLY LONG RUN ON SMOOTH WATER. HE STATED THAT AT 200 FT AGL & 90 KTS, HE INITIATED A 10 TO 15 DEG RIGHT TURN & ROLLED OUT ON A HEADING OF 350 DEG. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER. THE PLT DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING UNUSUAL BEFORE IMPACT & HE DID NOT FEEL THE ACFT DESCEND. AFTER CRASHING, THE ACFT SANK IN APRX 15 FT OF WATER. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WAS NOT FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT & WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE DROWNED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE & THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE NOT WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. HOWEVER, THE 2 TALKED TO ONE ANOTHER IN THE AIR POCKET WITHIN THE ACFT BEFORE EXITING & THE PASSENGER DID NOT MENTION ANY INJURY AT THAT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.