29.7103° N, 91.1915° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 5, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Morgan City, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9907N
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total4,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing after engine lost power. Suspect valve malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE LOST POWER. SUSPECT VALVE MALFUNCTION.