FTW76DRD08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180F · Houma, LA · September 17, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 17, 1975
Place
Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N9945VCessna 180F
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750917030479A
Case key
150759

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2794  75/9/17    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8626
        TIME - 1930                    N9945V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1930 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESSELGRAVES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- HIT CLOSING RR BRIDGE. FLOAT EQUIPPED. ON THE STEP TAXYING TO BASE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9945V
Reported as
Cessna 180F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hesselgraves

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N9945V · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.