# Accident 19740131001349A: Cessna 180H, Empire, LA, January 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Empire, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.4452° N, 89.6144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4452&lon=-89.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71RD-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,088 total, 1,545 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131001349A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPT.LND IN SHALLOW WATER,HIT OBJECT.PLT INADVERTENTLY OPENED THROTTLE.

## 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 FTW74FRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD22), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 180H (N71RD), Empire, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N71RD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850727034429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034429A), Jul 27, 1985: Cessna 180H (N71RD), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Early liftoff due to depression in runway. Unable to correct drift. Struck tied down aircraft while aborting.

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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