- Date
- November 11, 1969
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32SCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4411 69/11/11 MORGAN CITY,LA CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1335 TIME - 1830 N32S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUMA,LA HOUMA,LA MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM RIVER,DARK NITE,UNLITED AREA.R WING HIT TREE ON BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32S
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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