- Date
- April 13, 1978
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N42210Cessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780413009559A
- Case key
- 142793
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0738 78/4/13 NEW ORLEANS,LA CESSNA 180J CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1741 TIME - 1000 N42210 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1253 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDUSTRIAL CANAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42210
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Industrial Canal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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