# NTSB FTW72AF027: Cessna 180H, N4777U, Grand Isle, LA, November 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1971
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4127   71/11/4   GRAND ISLE,LA       CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N4777U              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 2750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVEY,LA                   GRAND ISLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.R WING HIT TUG BOAT IN CHANNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4777U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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