# NTSB FTW71AF024: Cessna 177, Indian Bayou, LA, November 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: November 23, 1970
- Place: Indian Bayou, LA · INDIAN BAYOU, LA
- Location: 30.1260° N, 92.2426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Bayou, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, February 8, 1971
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1931  70/11/23   INDIAN BAYOU,LA     CESSNA 177          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2334
        TIME - 0124                    N2874X              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       67
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- PLT ADVSD TWR WANTED TO DO A ONE-EIGHTY.HIT GRND WINGS LVL SLGTLY NOSE DWN APRX 12MI SW OF ARPT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2874X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874X-1971-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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