# NTSB FTW80DRD02: Cessna 180F, N9976N, Morgan City, LA, October 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2515  79/10/22 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA     CESSNA 180F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1500
        TIME - 0945                    N9976N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVEY,LA                  MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SUBMERGED SAND BAR.ACFT EQUIPPED W FLOATS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9976N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- 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 19791022029159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791022029159A), Oct 22, 1979: Cessna 180F, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot hit submerged sandbar after landing on river.

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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