# Incident 19780901016679I: Cessna 180, Lockport, LA, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978, 07:30 local time
- Place: Lockport, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6441° N, 90.5316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6441&lon=-90.5316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2800T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2800T-2012-09-21) (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 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901016679I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN VISUAL GROUND CONTACT IN FOG.

## Other reports on N2800T (2)

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

- [Accident 19820811036629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820811036629A), Aug 11, 1982: Cessna 180H (N2800T), Porter, ME, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Gross loaded seaplane crashed into trees on shore from a water takeoff. Extended water run due to wires. Fatal error.
- [Incident 19800911070229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911070229I), Sep 11, 1980: Cessna 180H (N2800T), Houma, LA, Minor damage. Propeller failed during takeoff run. A blade was found several blocks from the takeoff canal.

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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