# NTSB FTW71DRD11: Cessna 180F, N751MC, Port Sulphur, LA, September 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1970
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA · PORT SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 29.5127° N, 89.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5127&lon=-89.7282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3418   70/9/1    PORT SULPHUR,LA     CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1300
        TIME - 0850                    N751MC              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1290 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT SULPHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT NOTED OIL PRESSURE DROP.L WING TIP HIT TREES.ACFT FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N751MC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751MC), registered now, S/N 18051236, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Sulphur

## Other investigations on N751MC (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW69D0056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0056-109120), Jul 20, 1968: Cessna 180 (N751MC), Houma, LA, 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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