# NTSB FTW68D0414: Cessna 180F, N4805, Port Sulphur, LA, January 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1968
- 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: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0414
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0414

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0121  68/1/29    PORT SULPHUR,LA     CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8000
        TIME - 1340                    N4805               PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED SANDBAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4805 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- 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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