# NTSB FTW73AF069: Cessna 180, N4744U, Houma, LA, May 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1973
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73AF069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF069

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744U-1974-05-29), registration cancelled 1974-05-29, S/N 18051444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730510011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730510011299A), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180G, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Downwind tkof from short canal. Became airborne & settled to water. Cont tkof,jumped over obstacles.

## Other investigations on N4744U (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 FTW70D0208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0208), Sep 17, 1969: Cessna 180G (N4744U), Oaklawn, LA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.