# Accident 19830506018029A: Cessna 180K, Houma, LA, May 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1983, 10:20 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5794° N, 90.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5794&lon=-90.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61666 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,886 total, 460 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830506018029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS STEP TAXIING ON WATER AND LEFT WING HIT TREE ON CANAL BANK.

## 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 FTW83LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA224), May 6, 1983: Cessna 180K (N61666), Houma, 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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