FTW69D0285

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Berwick, LA · November 23, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 23, 1968
Place
Berwick, LA · BERWICK, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8230VCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
107232

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3861  68/11/23   BERWICK,LA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 450
        TIME - 1030                    N8230V              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTION ON WATER LDG.CRASHED INTO TREES ON BANK OF BAYOU.

Aircraft

Registration
N8230V
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.