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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Chandeleur Isla, LA · February 19, 1983

Date: February 19, 1983 · 13:15 local
Place: Chandeleur Isla, LA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9080M
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA123
Reported as: Cessna 180H
Reported engine: Continental O470R
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,677 total2,700 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to take off from a curving beach. Settled into surf after liftoff and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A CURVING BEACH. SETTLED INTO SURF AFTER LIFTOFF AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandeleur Isl., LAThe plt elected to takeoff on a sandy beach aprx 1800 to 2000 ft long. There was a gradual curve in the beach for most of the takeoff distance. The plt reported that there was debris on the beach that was too heavy to move, which he had to dodge with less…Feb 19, 1983 · Destroyed