Cessna A185F accident near Amelia, Louisiana, August 19, 1992
On August 19, 1992 at about 2:15 pm local time, a Cessna A185F, registered N1867Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Amelia, Louisiana. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 19, 1992 · about 2:15 pm local time
- Place
- Amelia, Louisiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F · all A185Fs on the register
- Registration
- N1867Q · no longer on the register · serial 18503497
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT OF THE FLOATPLANE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ALONG A CANAL AND ENCOUNTERED A CURVE TO THE LEFT OF HIS COURSE. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE PLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AT THE APEX OF THE TURN AND NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS REPORTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,000 hours in all; 3,900 in this make and model; 155 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 5,925 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,815 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, August 4, 1992; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,350 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: C. Hammon'S Flying Service INC
The flight
- Departed from: HUM Houma LA at 12:20 pm
- Destination: Kent Bayou LA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1867Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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