# NTSB FTW80DRD27: Cessna 180, N52138, Patterson, LA, April 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1980
- Place: Patterson, LA · PATTERSON, LA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1266  80/4/30  NR.PATTERSON,LA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 139
        TIME - 1330                    N52138              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRK BY CREW BOAT AT BLIND INTERSECTION ON INLAND WATERWAY.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52138](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52138), registered now, S/N 18052517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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 19800430012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800430012389A), Apr 30, 1980: Cessna 180J, Patterson, LA, Substantial damage. Boat ran into float plane dring taxi operations.

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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