# Accident 20201016021419A: Cessna T182T, Houma, LA, October 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Houma, LA
- Airport: Houma Terrebonne
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5271° N, 90.7644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5271&lon=-90.7644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T182T (registry code 2072738, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t182t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A (registry code 42005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ak1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T182T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AK1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016021419A

## Narrative

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

1100 HRS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOUMA-TERREBONNE AIRPORT ENROUTE TO BRENHAM TX (11R). AT APPROXIMATELY 1113 HRS CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT WAS LOST. WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOUMA TERREBONNE AIRPORT IN SWAMPY MARSH. NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 CEN21LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA018), Oct 16, 2020: Cessna T182 (N707DA), Houma, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined with the available information.

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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