- Date
- March 7, 1965
- Place
- Empire, LA · EMPIRE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5298ECessna 180B
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178456
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1207 65/3/7 EMPIRE LA CESSNA 180B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7814 TIME - 1545 N5298E PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED-STRUCK SAND BAR IN SHALLOW WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5298E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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