# Accident 19820914050099A: Cessna 180K, New Iberia, LA, September 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9994° N, 91.8096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9994&lon=-91.8096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2677K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2677K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,280 total, 3,650 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA378) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820914050099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK PILINGS WHILE MAKING A NIGHT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WORSENING WEATHER. LANDING LIGHTS BLINDED PILOT.

## 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 FTW82DA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA378), Sep 15, 1982: Cessna 180K (N2677K), New Iberia, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2677K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790216005849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216005849I), Feb 16, 1979: Cessna 180K (N2677K), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Pilot used hard braking while taxiing downwind. Tail raised resulting in damage to prop and spinner.

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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