# NTSB FTW68F0593: Cessna 180, N9929V, Grand Isle, LA, May 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1968
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0593
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0593

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1257  68/5/20    GRAND ISLE,LA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 16000
        TIME - 1640                    N9929V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANDE ISLE SPB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID REARWARD DURING STEP TAXI. ACFT FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9929V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9929V-1973-07-20), registration cancelled 1973-07-20, S/N 18051781 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grande Isle Spb

## Other investigations on N9929V (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC73AA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA039), Jan 31, 1973: Cessna 180H (N9929V), Kasigluk, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC71AA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71AA046), Mar 14, 1971: Cessna 180H (N9929V), Bethel, AK, 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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