# Accident 19790429007499A: Cessna 180, Curlew, LA, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Curlew, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3197D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3197D-1982-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,240 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007499A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPED TAKE OFF ON BEACH. HIT SOFT SAND. LANDED IN WATER.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3197D (2)

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

- [Incident 19790211006809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006809I), Feb 11, 1979: Cessna 180 (N3197D), Theodore, AL, 1 fatal. Jumper became entangled in other jumpers, cut away main chute. Fatal.
- [Incident 19780325010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010339I), Mar 25, 1978: Cessna 180 (N3197D), Theodore, AL, 1 fatal. Jumper tangled in pilot chute, main did not deploy. Victim was clutching reserve handle, it was hard to pull.

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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