# NTSB FTW75DRJ29: Cessna 180J, N42677, Tallulah, LA, April 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: Tallulah, LA · TALLULAH, LA
- Location: 32.4067° N, 91.1917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallulah, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4067&lon=-91.1917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0632   75/4/5    TALLULAH,LA         CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 404
        TIME - 1430                    N42677              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALLULAH,LA                 MONROE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM PASTURE.HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42677](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42677-1978-05-18), registration cancelled 1978-05-18, S/N 18052369, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750405010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405010989A), Apr 5, 1975: Cessna 180J, Tallulah, LA, Destroyed. Tkof frm pasture. Hit wires.

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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