# Accident 19800806033069A: Cessna 180, Empire, LA, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Empire, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4452° N, 89.6144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Empire, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4452&lon=-89.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9945V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9945V-1980-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,625 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 688 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806033069A

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. LANDED IMMEDIATELY. ENGINE FIRE TOTALLY CONSUMED AIRCRAFT. UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

## 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 FTW80DRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD53), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9945V), Empire, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9945V (1)

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

- [Accident 19750917030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750917030479A), Sep 17, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9945V), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Hit closing rr bridge. Float equipped. On the step taxying to base.

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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