Event FTW82DA066

1982-02-22 NEAR PATTERSON, Louisiana, United States Airport · PTN None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N61766

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA A185F

Engine

CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19810422

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A80C08

Registrant of record

STRANGE KEITH

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N61766 Cessna A185F None

Factual narrative

AFTER LANDING THE PILOT BEGAN TO STEP TAXI ON AN UNFAMILIAR CANAL TO A DRILLING RIG LOCATION. WHILE NEGOTIATING A TURN IN THE CANAL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE LIMB. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND HIT THE WATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA066.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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