# NTSB FTW78DRD52: Cessna 180F, N52108, Buras, LA, August 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Buras, LA · BURAS, LA
- Location: 29.3537° N, 89.5240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buras, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3537&lon=-89.5240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2663  78/8/22    BURAS,LA            CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 445
        TIME - 1100                    N52108              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURAS,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52108](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52108), registered now, S/N 18052505, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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 19780822028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822028099A), Aug 22, 1978: Cessna 180E, Buras, LA, Substantial damage

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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