Official FAA Accident Report on CESSNA A185F Accident in FREEMASON IS., LOUISIANA, USA on 11/4/1983

The air crash with the CESSNA A185F happened on 11/4/1983 at 1800 in FREEMASON IS., LOUISIANA, USA, causing Destroyed damage to the Airplane. More details on the accident below:

• Date/Time: 11/4/1983 at 1800 Central Standard Time
• Location: FREEMASON IS., LOUISIANA, USA
• Aircraft: Airplane
• Make/Model: CESSNA A185F
• Damage: Destroyed
• Injuries: N/A
• Cause: THE ACFT WAS ON THE RETURN LEG OF A FISHING TRIP AT NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE FLOAT PLANE LIFTED OFF AFTER A FAIRLY LONG RUN ON SMOOTH WATER. HE STATED THAT AT 200 FT AGL & 90 KTS, HE INITIATED A 10 TO 15 DEG RIGHT TURN & ROLLED OUT ON A HEADI (more)