# NTSB FTW71DRD18: Cessna 172, N6839X, Port Sulphur, LA, September 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6839X), registered now, S/N 47739, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Sulphur Spb

## Other investigations on N6839X (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 FTW74AF062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF062), Feb 17, 1974: Cessna 172A (N6839X), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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