Cessna A185F N8245Q
16 August 1979 · Westwego, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 August 1979 at about 09:14 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N8245Q, operated by Gulfcoast Cont, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Westwego, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Westwego, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Westwego
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N8245Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gulfcoast Cont
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1810
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
ACFT LEVELED OFF AT 40FT ABOVE RWY UNTIL PAST OVERRUN, THEN NOSED STRAIGHT UP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A185F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Eugene, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1979 | Cessna A185F | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | Paul Fournet F | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Cessna A185F | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Pan Air Corpor | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1979 | Cessna A185F | Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States | Cook Inlet AVI | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Cessna A185F | Dillon, Montana, United States | Aerial Geophys | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 1979 | Cessna A185F | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |