# NTSB FTW79DA057: Cessna 180J, N9939N, Morgan City, LA, February 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1979
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0282  79/2/28  NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2586
        TIME - 1310                    N9939N              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1010 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MORGAN CITY,LA               NEW IBERIA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LEFT FLOAT STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG,ACFT SWERVED,HIT TREES ON BANK,INVERTED AND SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9939N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9939N), registered now, S/N 18052594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- 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 19790228003839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003839A), Feb 28, 1979: Cessna 180J, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he hit a submerged log with a float while taxiing for takeoff. Aircraft flipped over in water.

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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