# Accident 19790122001369A: Cessna 180, Cameron, LA, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3420Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,237 total, 223 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001369A

## Narrative

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

FLOATPLANE ON FINAL FOR WATER LANDING,STRUCK WIRES,LANDED SAFELY. DAMAGED AIRPLANE EMPENNAGE.

## 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 FTW79DA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA045), Jan 22, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3420Y), Cameron, 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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