# NTSB FTW67D0566: Cessna 180, N2610Y, Bayou Sorrel, LA, April 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1967
- Place: Bayou Sorrel, LA · BAYOU SORREL, LA
- Location: 30.1619° N, 91.3357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayou Sorrel, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1619&lon=-91.3357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0566
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0566

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1323  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2610Y-1971-07-07), registration cancelled 1971-07-07, S/N 18051110 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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