# Accident 19810317010449A: Cessna 402B, Houma, LA, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3767C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3767C-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,167 total, 400 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010449A

## Narrative

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

LARGE BIRD STRUCK WING OF AIRPLANE DURING DESCENT FOR 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 FTW81DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD14), Mar 17, 1981: Cessna 402B (N3767C), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3767C (3)

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

- [Accident 19920111000359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111000359A), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna 402B (N3767C), West Palm Beach, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost left engine. Blocked landing. Began go around. Below VMC. Rolled, crashed. NR2 cylinder head separated.
- [Incident 19870823080379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823080379I), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna 402B (N3767C), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower left main gear. Landed with left main gear up. Found a faulty strut bearing assembly.
- [Incident 19811115084059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115084059I), Nov 15, 1981: Cessna 402CESSNA (N3767C), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. Za on climb out pilot observed cowling discoloration. Returned to airport. Inspection revealed exhaust broken.

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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