# NTSB FTW68F0602: Cessna 180E, N2624Y, Breaux Bridge, LA, June 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1968
- Place: Breaux Bridge, LA · BREAUX BRIDGE, LA
- Location: 30.2804° N, 91.9037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Breaux Bridge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2804&lon=-91.9037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0602
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0602

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1284   68/6/5    BREAUX BRIDGE,LA    CESSNA 180E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 438
        TIME - 1210                    N2624Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT LANDED IN NARROW CANAL.SUITABLE LNDG AREA AVAILABLE NEARBY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2624Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2624Y), registered now, S/N 18051124, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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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