# Incident 19810317023329I: Cessna 180J, Galliano, LA, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Galliano, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4459° N, 90.3077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galliano, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4459&lon=-90.3077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7812K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7812K-2013-05-09) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O470S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317023329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED IN CANE FIELD. FOUND PORTIONS OF THE AIR FILTER LODGED IN THE CARBURETOR VENTURI.

## Other reports on N7812K (1)

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

- [Accident 20100724051629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724051629A), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 180J (N7812K), Davant, LA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. During flight training while attempting water landing, the aircraft decelerated quickly and flipped over on its nose.

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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