- Date
- September 25, 1970
- Place
- Port Sulphur, LA · PORT SULPHUR, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6839XCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3855 70/9/25 PORT SULPHUR,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1257 TIME - 1400 N6839X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1177 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT SULPHUR SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PORT SULPHUR,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. LND IN 80 FT CANAL DUE TSTM. L WG CAUGHT TREE. VEERED INTO BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6839X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Sulphur Spb
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