# NTSB FTW76AF111: Cessna 180, N2125Z, Houma, LA, July 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1871  76/7/29    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0940                    N2125Z              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            52, 24000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLIE HAMMONDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    DOG LAKE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.COLLIDED WITH BARGE,ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2125Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2125Z), registered now, S/N 18051225, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (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: Charlie Hammonds

## 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 19760729025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729025809A), Jul 29, 1976: Cessna 180F, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Float eqpd. Collided with barge,acft sank.

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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