- Date
- May 16, 1973
- Place
- Mer Rouge, LA · MER ROUGE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4758BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730516011449A
- Case key
- 190801
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0958 73/5/16 MER ROUGE,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 206 TIME - 0900 N4758B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MER ROUGE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- LNDD IN PASTURE,8IN GRASS CONCEALED MUD AND WATER FROM BREAK IN LEVEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4758B
- 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 N4758B · 1
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