- Date
- January 31, 1974
- Place
- Empire, LA · EMPIRE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71RDCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740131001349A
- Case key
- 187256
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0045 74/1/31 EMPIRE,LA CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2088 TIME - 1045 N71RD PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1545 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUMA,LA EMPIRE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPT.LND IN SHALLOW WATER,HIT OBJECT.PLT INADVERTENTLY OPENED THROTTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71RD
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N71RD · 1
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