Cessna A185F N333WL
13 September 1985 · Catahoula, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 September 1985 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N333WL was involved in an accident near Catahoula, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1193, -91.8303
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N333WL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA348
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
THE PLT TOOK OFF FROM A BAYOU WITH INADEQUATE DISTANCE TO CLIMB ABOVE THE TREES GROWING ALONG EACH SIDE BEFORE THE BAYOU MADE AN APRX 120-DEG RIGHT TURN. IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TREES THE PLT ENTERED A STEEP BANKED RIGHT TURN TO FOLLOW THE BAYOU. WHILE IN THE STEEP TURN THE ACFT STALLED AND SNAPPED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. IT THEN IMPACTED TREES ALONG THE RIGHT BANK OF THE BAYOU AND THEN THE BANK ITSELF. THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE BAYOU.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1985 | Cessna A185F | Rifle, Colorado, United States | Allan B. Duckworth | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Port Sulphur, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1985 | Cessna A185F | Pine Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jun 1985 | Cessna A185F | Alaktak, Alaska, United States | Grant B. Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1985 | Cessna A185F | Belle Chase, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1985 | Cessna A185F | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |