- Date
- May 20, 1969
- Place
- New Iberia, LA · NEW IBERIA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4698UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183585
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1348 69/5/20 NEW IBERIA,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 672 TIME - 1030 N4698U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. HIT CANAL BANK,SANK IN CANAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4698U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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