# Accident 19810818050309A: Cessna 180J, Dulac, LA, August 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1981, 06:40 local time
- Place: Dulac, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4008° N, 90.6932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dulac, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4008&lon=-90.6932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42025, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42025) (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 O470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,985 total, 538 in this make and model, 425 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050309A

## Narrative

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

DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, WING STRUCK HIGH VEGETATION ON SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 FTW81DRD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD37), Aug 18, 1981: Cessna 180J (N42025), Dulac, 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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