- Date
- May 13, 1967
- Place
- Grand Chenier, LA · GRAND CHENIER, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4745UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0213 67/5/13 GRAND CHENIER LA CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10500 TIME - 2055 N4745U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- FLOAT ACFT MADE NIGHT TAKEOFF FROM UNLIGHTED RIVER.PILOT BLOOD ALCHOHOL LEVEL 276 MG PERCENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4745U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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