# NTSB FTW77FA016: Cessna 182A, N6304B, Boutte, LA, November 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1976
- Place: Boutte, LA · BOUTTE, LA
- Location: 29.8874° N, 90.3888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boutte, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8874&lon=-90.3888&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3815  76/11/23   BOUTTE,LA           CESSNA 182A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 208
        TIME - 1656                    N6304B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THIBODAUX,LA                AMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED LOW PASS AND ROLL, BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 157MG%, URINE 209MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6304B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6304B-1976-12-06), registration cancelled 1976-12-06, S/N 34204 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19761123039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123039449A), Nov 23, 1976: Cessna 182A, Boutte, LA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted low pass and roll, blood alcohol level 157MG , urine 209MG .

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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