Plane Crash List

Cessna A185F N4691E

29 April 1985 · Gibson, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 April 1985 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4691E was involved in an accident near Gibson, Louisiana, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Gibson, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates
29.6309, -90.9698
Aircraft
Cessna A185F
Registration
N4691E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houma → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LA205

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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 AMPHIBIAN ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHILE LANDING ON AN OIL FIELD SERVICE CANAL. THE PLT STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND FAST AND AS A RESULT HE WAS UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE SECOND HALF OF AN 'S' TURN IN THE CANAL. THE LEFT WING SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A TREE ON THE BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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