- Date
- December 23, 1977
- Place
- Marsh Island, LA · MARSH ISLAND, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9047MCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771223042209A
- Case key
- 144409
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3759 77/12/23 MARSH ISLAND,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N9047M PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 32, 3726 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1325 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARSH ISLAND,LA HOUMA,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT ATTMPTD TAKEOFF DNWND ON 2500 FT CANAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9047M
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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