# Accident 19730510011299A: Cessna 180G, Houma, LA, May 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4744U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744U-1974-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73AF069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510011299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DOWNWIND TKOF FROM SHORT CANAL.BECAME AIRBORNE & SETTLED TO WATER.CONT TKOF,JUMPED OVER OBSTACLES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73AF069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF069), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4744U), Houma, LA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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