- Date
- September 14, 1973
- Place
- Romer Pass, LA · ROMER PASS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N91291Cessna 180F
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730914029779A
- Case key
- 188652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2615 73/9/14 ROMER PASS,LA CESSNA 180F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 9000 TIME - 1400 N91291 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROMER PASS SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENICE,LA NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD,LNDD ON RVR,OTR ACFT LDG OPPOSITE DIR,BOTH PLTS NOT AWARE OF EACH OTR.HIT PILES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91291
- Reported as
- Cessna 180F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Romer Pass Spb
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.