# NTSB FTW67D0137: Cessna 180, N2786X, Westwego, LA, August 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1966
- Place: Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2786X), registered now, S/N 18051586, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Westwego

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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