Cessna A185F N61919

Summary

On 18 November 2023 at about 16:50 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N61919, operated by Southern Seaplane, Inc., was involved in an accident near Barataria, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 2023 at 16:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Barataria, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Intracoastal waterway

Coordinates

29.7387, -90.1426

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N61919

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

Southern Seaplane, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Belle Chasse → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA047

Nobody was injured.

A recreational boat crossed in front of the airplane’s path during landing on the water which resulted in the airplane colliding with the boat.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that she had setup for landing on an intracoastal waterway and picked a landing area based on the locations of three nearby boats. During final approach, she had the three boats in sight, one of which was on the far right side of waterway and traveling in the same direction. She determined that the boats would not be a factor and continued to land. The airplane touched down on the choppy water and she added power to keep the airplane on the step. Immediately after touchdown the airplane veered left, then nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot egressed the airplane without further incident. She noticed that the recreational boat that was originally on the right side of the waterway was now on the left side and the boat driver stated that the airplane hit the boat. Since the pilot was seated in the left seat, her view to the lower right area of the airplane would have been restricted by the airframe. The pilot added that three other airplanes had just landed on the waterway and there was one more in position to land behind her.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.