# NTSB FTW76FRD60: Cessna 180, N544Z, Gretna, LA, August 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Gretna, LA · GRETNA, LA
- Location: 29.9105° N, 90.0518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gretna, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9105&lon=-90.0518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2399  76/8/18    GRETNA,LA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 22593
        TIME - 0915                    N544Z               PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 12010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTFLOW CANAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRETNA,LA                   SANDERSON,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FOAM RUBBER FM AIR FILTER SEAL LODGED IN CARB VENTURI.FLOAT EQPD.CRASH LNDD 10FT SHORT OF CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N544Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544Z), registered now, S/N 18052190, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Outflow Canal

## 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 19760818026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818026179A), Aug 18, 1976: Cessna 180H, Gretna, LA, Substantial damage. Foam rubber fm air filter seal lodged in carb venturi. Float eqpd. Crash lndd 10FT short of Canal.

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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