# NTSB FTW78DRD09: Cessna 180, N64467, Venice, LA, November 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1977
- Place: Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
- Location: 29.2931° N, 89.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2931&lon=-89.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3567  77/11/16   VENICE,LA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 818
        TIME - 1400                    N64467              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 545 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WESTWEGO,LA                 WEST BAY,LA                  VENICE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT CONTACTED UNKNOWN OBJECT WHILE ON STEP SLOWING DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N64467 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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 19771116036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771116036859A), Nov 16, 1977: Cessna 180E, Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Float equipped acft contacted unknown object while on step slowing down.

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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