# Accident 19790228003839A: Cessna 180J, Morgan City, LA, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9939N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9939N) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,586 total, 1,010 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE HIT A SUBMERGED LOG WITH A FLOAT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN WATER.

## 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 FTW79DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA057), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 180J (N9939N), Morgan City, 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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