# Accident 19790120001239A: Cessna 180F, Venice, LA, January 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Venice, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42610, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42610) (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 180F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120001239A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT'S WING STRUCK BANK ON ATTEMPTED FLOAT-PLANE WATER TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW79DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD13), Jan 20, 1979: Cessna 182F (N42610), Venice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42610 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230810012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230810012219A), Aug 10, 2023: Cessna 180J (N42610), Chaka River, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states the aircraft was not climbing on takeoff roll possibly due to carburetor icing. Pilot elected to attempt to set the aircraft back down on the…

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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