# Accident 19830910051959A: Cessna 180A, LA, September 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5030E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030E-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180A (registry code 2072604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910051959A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO SET ALTIMETER FOR A NIGHT WATER LANDING. SHOWED 200 FEET ON IMPACT WITH THE WATER.

## 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 FTW83LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA428), Sep 11, 1983: Cessna 180A (N5030E), Stake Island, 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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