Cessna 185A N70279
30 April 1973 · Chauvin, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1973 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 185A registered N70279, operated by Berry Bros GEN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chauvin, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chauvin, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 185A
- Registration
- N70279
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Berry Bros GEN
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Patterson, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0919
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
L FLOAT HIT OBJECT AT GIBSON. PLT DIDNT CK, DEP FOR DEST. FLOAT HAD HOLE IN BOTTOM. HIT BARGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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