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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180J · Lafitte, LA · August 20, 1984

Date
August 20, 1984 · 10:32 local
Place
Lafitte, LA
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9786G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA354
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total0 in this make and model10 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.

Entered a steep turn at low altitude. Nose pitched down, struck marshy ground. Flying while intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

ENTERED A STEEP TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE. NOSE PITCHED DOWN, STRUCK MARSHY GROUND. FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

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