- Date
- June 29, 1972
- Place
- Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3461YCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2108 72/6/29 VENICE,LA CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4300 TIME - 1920 N3461Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 3900 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUMA,LA HOUMA,LA GARDEN CITY BAY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SEAPLANE HIT SANDBAR SUBMERGED UNDER ABT 6IN OF WATER DRG STEP TAXI.TIDE WAS OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3461Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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