Cessna A185F N61919 accident near Barataria, Louisiana, November 18, 2023
Cessna A185F, registration N61919, operated by TAILSPIN LLC, was involved in an accident near Barataria, Louisiana on November 18, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN24LA047 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight after departing the New Orleans area (KNBG), reaching a maximum of 700 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:54 UTC, at 600 ft and 123 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 16 km from New Orleans (KNBG).
The nearest weather report, from KNBG (15 km away), showed wind 360° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 1,500 ft (MVFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Cessna A185F registered in United States (Mode S A812CA).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- November 18, 2023
- Location
- Barataria, Louisiana
- Aircraft
- Cessna A185F
- Registration
- N61919
- Operator
- TAILSPIN LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN24LA047 (Completed)
- Departure area
- New Orleans (KNBG)
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans (KNBG)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:54 UTC, 600 ft, 123 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN24LA047; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.