FTW79DA102

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Mandeville, LA · August 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1979
Place
Mandeville, LA · MANDEVILLE, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3494VCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 5, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135288

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1812  79/8/22    MANDEVILLE,LA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3494V              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 23, 1560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEA PLANE BASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDUSTRIAL CANAL,LA         MANDEVILLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N3494V
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sea Plane Base

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.