# NTSB FTW67A0084: Cessna 180, N53650, Catahoula, LA, February 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1967
- Place: Catahoula, LA · CATAHOULA, LA
- Location: 30.2120° N, 91.7197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catahoula, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2120&lon=-91.7197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0084
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0084

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53650), registered now, S/N 22717, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 305A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-305a) (registry code 2074002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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