# Accident 19800522016459A: Cessna 180, New Iberia, LA, May 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1980, 15:45 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9997N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522016459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80FRD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD34), May 22, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9997N), New Iberia, 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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