# NTSB FTW74DRD10: Cessna 180F, N91291, Romer Pass, LA, September 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1973
- Place: Romer Pass, LA · ROMER PASS, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91291), registered now, S/N 18052031, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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
- Airport: Romer Pass Spb

## 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 19730914029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730914029779A), Sep 14, 1973: Cessna 180H, Romer Pass, LA, Substantial damage. Float eqpd,lndd on RVR,otr acft ldg opposite dir,both plts not aware of each otr. Hit piles.

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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