# Accident 19840820041679A: Cessna 180J, Lafitte, LA, August 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1984, 10:32 local time
- Place: Lafitte, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7108° N, 90.1004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7108&lon=-90.1004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9786G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9786G-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820041679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW84FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA354), Aug 20, 1984: Cessna 180J (N9786G), Lafitte, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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