FTW67D0566

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Bayou Sorrel, LA · April 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1967
Place
Bayou Sorrel, LA · BAYOU SORREL, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2610YCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117028

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1323  67/4/23    BAYOU SORREL LA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5800
        TIME - 0730                    N2610Y              PX-  0  0  1  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SEAPLANE STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT WHILE TAXIING ON RIVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N2610Y
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.