# NTSB FTW69D0272: Cessna 182, N3261S, Labadieville, LA, October 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1968
- Place: Labadieville, LA · LABADIEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.8246° N, 90.9526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Labadieville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8246&lon=-90.9526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3768  68/10/25   LABADIEVILLE,LA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 606
        TIME - 1530                    N3261S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 504 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3261S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3261S), registered now, S/N 18255761 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3261S (1)

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 ANC25LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA063), Jul 3, 2025: Cessna 182G (N3261S), Kona, HI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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