# NTSB FTW70F0300: Cessna 185, N32S, Morgan City, LA, November 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1969
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0300
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0300

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4411  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32S-1997-01-30), registration cancelled 1997-01-30, S/N P3370164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna T337G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t337g) (registry code 2075726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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