# Accident 19860604034489A: Cessna STC180, Timbalier, LA, June 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Timbalier, LA
- Airport: Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N20379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20379) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180K (registry code 2072624, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,227 total, 979 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860604034489A

## Narrative

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

DURING WATER TAKEOFF RUN IN GUSTY WINDS, AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OIL WELL. DAMAGE TO FLOAT AND PROPELLER.

## 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 FTW86LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA101), Jun 4, 1986: Cessna 180K (N20379), Timbalier, 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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