# NTSB FTW76AF106: Cessna 180, N4779U, Golden Meadow, LA, June 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Golden Meadow, LA · GOLDEN MEADOW, LA
- Location: 29.3866° N, 90.2729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Meadow, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3866&lon=-90.2729&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1595  76/6/24    GOLDEN MEADOW,LA    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1901
        TIME - 1045                    N4779U              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 735 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLDEN MEADOW,LA            HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM CANAL BETWEEN 2 BARGES. BOAT APPEARED DRG TKOF RUN SO PLT TRIED TO PASS TO R & HIT POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4779U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4779U), registered now, S/N 18051479, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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: 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 19760624019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624019999A), Jun 24, 1976: Cessna 180H, Golden Meadow, LA, Substantial damage. Tkof frm canal between 2 barges. Boat appeared drg tkof run so plt tried to pass to r & hit pole.

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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