# Accident 19840331008269A: Cessna 180, Rayville, LA, March 31, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1984, 15:21 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4703° N, 91.7498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4703&lon=-91.7498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7516 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 250 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840331008269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF RUN. LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW84LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA183), Mar 31, 1984: Cessna 180 (N7516), Rayville, 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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