# NTSB FTW67D0070: Cessna 180, N9541B, St Martin, LA, July 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1966
- Place: St Martin, LA · ST MARTIN, LA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1639  66/7/14    ST MARTIN LA        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2426
        TIME - 1830                    N9541B              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERETT OIL FIELDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE OVERHANGING CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9541B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9541B), registered now, S/N 32838, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180a) (registry code 2072604) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Verett Oil Fields

## Other investigations on N9541B (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC72DAG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG43), Sep 9, 1971: Cessna 180 (N9541B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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