# NTSB FTW68D0269: Cessna 180, N7965V, Port Sulphur, LA, October 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1967
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA · PORT SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 29.5127° N, 89.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5127&lon=-89.7282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3610   67/10/6   PORT SULPHUR,LA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 7300
        TIME - 1630                    N7965V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2387 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED SAND BAR DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7965V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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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