# Accident 19800430012389A: Cessna 180J, Patterson, LA, April 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52138, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52138) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 66 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430012389A

## Narrative

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

BOAT RAN INTO FLOAT PLANE DRING TAXI OPERATIONS.

## 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 FTW80DRD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD27), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 180 (N52138), Patterson, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52138 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900709036749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709036749I), Jul 9, 1990: Cessna 180J (N52138), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Right main tire blew on a crosswind takeoff roll. Aircraft ground looped.

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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