Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 185 N4732E

18 November 1985 · Leeville, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 November 1985 at about 17:16 local time, a Cessna 185 registered N4732E, operated by La-Tex Gulf Drilling, was involved in an accident near Leeville, Louisiana, United States. 2 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 17:16
Classification
Accident
Location
Leeville, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185
Registration
N4732E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
La-Tex Gulf Drilling
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Houma → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW86LRD03

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN OFF ARPT LANDING ON A CANAL. IT WAS AN INTENTIONAL LANDING TO TRANSPORT COMPANY EMPLOYEES OF LA-TEX GULF DRILLING, INC. THE WX WAS VMC AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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