- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4744UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510011299A
- Case key
- 190761
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1011 73/5/10 NR.HOUMA,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3800 TIME - 1015 N4744U PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIRRETTE CANAL,LA HOUMA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DOWNWIND TKOF FROM SHORT CANAL.BECAME AIRBORNE & SETTLED TO WATER.CONT TKOF,JUMPED OVER OBSTACLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4744U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4744U · 1
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