# NTSB FTW80DRD40: Cessna 172, N4478R, Delacroix, LA, June 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1980
- Place: Delacroix, LA · DELACROIX, LA
- Location: 29.7617° N, 89.7895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delacroix, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7617&lon=-89.7895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0507   80/6/5    DELACROIX,LA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N4478R              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 63, 20100 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4000 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVEY, LA                  DELACROIX,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.PLT & PAX ABANDONED ACFT,SWAM TO SHORE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4478R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478R-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 17263220, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800605018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605018789A), Jun 5, 1980: Cessna 172M, Delacroix Islan, LA, Destroyed. Engine backfired on seaplane during starting attempt. Airplane caught on fire & was destroyed by fire.

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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