ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362024
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| Date: | Saturday 22 May 1993 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Seaplane Inc. |
| Registration: | N3588 |
| MSN: | 18502259 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7227 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Timbalier Isle, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Belle Chasse, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN OPEN WATER DEPARTURE THE SEAPLANE WAS AT ROTATION SPEED WHEN IT STRUCK A SAND BAR. FOLLOWING THE SAND BAR STRIKE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE AIRPLANE HAD LANDED ONE HOUR EARLIER WHEN THE TIDE WAS IN AND WHEN THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED THE TIDE HAD GONE OUT
Probable Cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION IN THE SELECTION OF HIS TAKEOFF ROUTE. A FACTOR WAS THE SAND BAR
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA162
History of this aircraft
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| 17-Mar-2024 16:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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