# NTSB FTW76DRD08: Cessna 180F, N9945V, Houma, LA, September 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1975
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9945V-1980-10-07), registration cancelled 1980-10-07, S/N 18051799 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hesselgraves

## 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 19750917030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750917030479A), Sep 17, 1975: Cessna 180H, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Hit closing rr bridge. Float equipped. On the step taxying to base.

## Other investigations on N9945V (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW80DRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD53), Aug 6, 1980: Cessna 180 (N9945V), Empire, LA, destroyed

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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