- Date
- May 22, 1980
- Place
- New Iberia, LA · NEW IBERIA, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9997NCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800522016459A
- Case key
- 130869
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1267 80/5/22 NEW IBERIA,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4000 TIME - 1545 N9997N PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACADIANA REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW IBERIA,LA HOT SPRINGS,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE COLLIDED W 5FT CANAL LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9997N
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Acadiana Regional
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.