- Date
- June 26, 1971
- Place
- Palmetto, LA · PALMETTO, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8236VCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161689
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0914 71/6/26 PALMETTO,LA CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0800 N8236V PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 24, 1850 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMETTO,LA MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.SETTLED IN TALL GRASS AFTER T/O FROM BAYOU OF ADEQUATE LENGTH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8236V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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