# Accident 19760624019999A: Cessna 180H, Golden Meadow, LA, June 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 29.3866° N, 90.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Meadow, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3866&lon=-90.2729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4779U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4779U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,901 total, 735 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624019999A

## Narrative

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

TKOF FRM CANAL BETWEEN 2 BARGES. BOAT APPEARED DRG TKOF RUN SO PLT TRIED TO PASS TO R & HIT POLE.

## 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 FTW76AF106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF106), Jun 24, 1976: Cessna 180 (N4779U), Golden Meadow, LA, destroyed

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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