# NTSB FTW67A0113: Cessna 172F, N8806U, Houma, LA, May 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1967
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0887  67/5/30    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 172F         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1700
        TIME - 0830                    N8806U              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.NO FLAPS ON T/0.17 HRS FLT TIME IN LAST 24 HRS, 4 HRS SLEEP. PILOT DROWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8806U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8806U-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 17252712, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houma Spb

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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