# Accident 19780218003149A: Cessna 180J, Westwego, LA, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Westwego, LA
- Airport: Westwego
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9918N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9918N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,828 total, 200 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218003149A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.

## 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 FTW78DRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD18), Feb 18, 1978: Cessna 180J (N9918N), Westwego, 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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