- Date
- December 18, 1979
- Place
- Harvey, LA · HARVEY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2594KCessna 180K
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791218037539A
- Case key
- 132068
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3209 79/12/18 HARVEY,LA CESSNA 180K CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1425 N2594K PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG 52, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY CANAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARVEY,LA LOST LAKE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT COLLIDED W TUG BOAT DRG TKOF FM CANAL.331LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT.CO FLT PLAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2594K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harvey Canal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.