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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 185 | Paulina, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1985 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1985 | Cessna 185 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1985 | Cessna 185F | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1985 | Cessna 185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1985 | Cessna 185 | Kantishna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,004 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |