# NTSB FTW76FRD43: Cessna 180, N52165, Port Sulphur, LA, May 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1976
- Place: Port Sulphur, LA · PORT SULPHUR, LA
- Location: 29.5127° N, 89.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5127&lon=-89.7282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0931  76/5/12    PORT SULPHUR,LA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 17765
        TIME - 1620                    N52165              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, 1306 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRDWIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT SULPHUR,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID TO REAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52165](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52165-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 18052531 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birdwin

## 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 19760512010479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760512010479A), May 12, 1976: Cessna 180J, Port Sulphur, LA, Substantial damage. Seat slid to rear.

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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