# NTSB FTW80DRD46: Cessna 180, N66618, Dulac, LA, July 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1980
- Place: Dulac, LA · DULAC, LA
- Location: 29.4008° N, 90.6932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dulac, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4008&lon=-90.6932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1616   80/7/7    DULAC,LA            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 20000
        TIME - 1655                    N66618              PX-  0  0  0  FISH SPOTTING             TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAPATA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUMA,LA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- ATMTD FORCED LNDG IN MARSHY AREA.R WING FUEL CAP FOUND LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66618](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66618), registered now, S/N 18052950, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (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
- Airport: Zapata

## 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 19800707025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800707025189A), Jul 7, 1980: Cessna 180K, Dulac, LA, Minor damage. Pilot made forced landing after running out of fuel.

## Other investigations on N66618 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW92LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA183), Jul 22, 1992: Cessna 180K (N66618), Curlew Island, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT.

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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