FTW66D0322

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · New Orleans, LA · September 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 19, 1965
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1803YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175722

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2926  65/9/19    NEW ORLEANS LA      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 205
        TIME - 1740                    N1803Y              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SWAMP

Aircraft

Registration
N1803Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moisant

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.