- Date
- June 20, 1977
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9342TCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770620015839A
- Case key
- 158097
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1193 77/6/20 NEW ORLEANS,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 7503 TIME - 1515 N9342T PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 5410 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA HARVEY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 87 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. WIND GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9342T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront Spb
N9342TRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 2004 · Cessna 180CAirframe modelCessna 180CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N9342T · 2
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NTSB DEN90LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHaugan, MTThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff attempt. A factor in the accident was the icy, snow covered condition of the takeoff area.NTSB UNK64X1322Accident · No injuriesClosedHopedale, LA