# Accident 19810709055249A: Cessna 180J, Morgan City, LA, July 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Morgan City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52148, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52148) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 520 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709055249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT CABLE STRETCHED ABOVE WATER AFTER LANDING. CABLE WAS TOWING FERRY BOAT.

## 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 FTW81DRD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD33), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 180J (N52148), Morgan City, 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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