FTW67A0084

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Catahoula, LA · February 13, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 13, 1967
Place
Catahoula, LA · CATAHOULA, LA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N53650Cessna 180
Status
Completed · report June 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119087

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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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2-0059  67/2/13    CATAHOULA,LA        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2859
        TIME - 0945                    N53650              PX-  1  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TELEPHONE CABLE SUSPENDED 20 FT BELOW POWERLINES PLT INTENDED TO FLY UNDER.

Aircraft

Registration
N53650
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.