# NTSB FTW67A0108: Cessna 180, N4745U, Grand Chenier, LA, May 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1967
- Place: Grand Chenier, LA · GRAND CHENIER, LA
- Location: 29.7669° N, 92.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Chenier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7669&lon=-92.9751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4745U-1967-06-14), registration cancelled 1967-06-14, S/N 180-51445 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (registry code 2072616) (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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