# NTSB FTW81DRD13: Cessna 180H, N9739G, Belle Chase, LA, March 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1981
- Place: Belle Chase, LA · BELLE CHASE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0354  81/3/11    BELLE CHASE,LA      CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 136
        TIME - 1804                    N9739G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE CHASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA,LA               BELLE CHASE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9739G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9739G), registered now, S/N 18052239, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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: Belle Chase

## 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 19810311009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810311009179A), Mar 11, 1981: Cessna 180, Belle Chasse, LA, Substantial damage. Overshot runway on landing. Struck fence and trees.

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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