# Accident 19761121035789A: Cessna 180J, Lafayette, LA, November 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regiona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46090 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,196 total, 566 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761121035789A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING ENG FAILURE ACFT LDG ON CONSTRUCTION AREA OF NEW RUNWAY. MIXT WIRE LOOSE AT CARB.

## 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 FTW77FRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD02), Nov 21, 1976: Cessna 180J (N46090), Lafayette, 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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