- Date
- February 23, 1966
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2680YCessna 180E
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0382 66/2/23 WESTWEGO LA CESSNA 180E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 65 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N2680Y PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2680Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westwego
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