# NTSB FTW77DRD50: Cessna 180F, N91476, Houma, LA, September 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1977
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRD50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2197  77/9/16    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 9010
        TIME - 0755                    N91476              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUMA,LA                    HOUMA,LA                     MUNSON SLIP,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH UNSEEN,SUBMERGED OBJECT WHILE LANDING IN CANAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91476](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91476), registered now, S/N 18052098, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- 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

## 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 19770916027629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916027629A), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna 180H, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Collided with unseen,submerged object while landing in 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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