# NTSB FTW73DRJ34: Cessna 180, N4758B, Mer Rouge, LA, May 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA · MER ROUGE, LA
- Location: 32.7769° N, 91.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mer Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7769&lon=-91.7944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4758B), registered now, S/N 31656 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (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 19730516011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516011449A), May 16, 1973: Cessna 180, Mer Rouge, LA, Substantial damage. Lndd in pasture,8IN grass concealed mud and water from break in levee.

## Other investigations on N4758B (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 MIA71FPM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FPM23), Apr 2, 1971: Cessna 180 (N4758B), Tulsa, OK, 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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