# NTSB FTW67F0307: Cessna 180, N3237D, Bayou Sorrel, LA, September 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1966
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0307

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3494  66/9/29    BAYOU SORREL LA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350
        TIME - 1130                    N3237D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OWNER ABANDONED ENGINE IN SWAMP WHERE N3237D CRASHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3237D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3237D-2025-04-30), registration cancelled 2025-04-30, S/N 32035, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Destroyed

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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