- Date
- August 18, 1966
- Place
- Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2786XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2069 66/8/18 WESTWEGO LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 14000 TIME - 1600 N2786X PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID BOAT CROSSING FRONT OF AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2786X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Westwego
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