# NTSB FTW76DRD51: Cessna 180, N52009, Bayon Pigeon, LA, June 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1976
- Place: Bayon Pigeon, LA · BAYON PIGEON, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1593  76/6/23    BAYON PIGEON,LA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2089
        TIME - 1230                    N52009              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 735 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN CITY,LA              BAYON PIGEON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52009](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52009), registered now, S/N 18052438, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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

## 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 19760623017469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623017469A), Jun 23, 1976: Cessna 180J, Bayon Pigeon, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N52009 (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 ANC25LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA065), Jul 5, 2025: Cessna 180J (N52009), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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