# NTSB FTW81DRD14: Cessna 402B, N3767C, Houma, LA, March 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1981
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0284  81/3/17  NR.HOUMA,LA           CESSNA 402B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1415                    N3767C              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            43, 3167 TOTAL HOURS, 400
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX          HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- TYPE BIRD UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3767C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3767C-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 402B0617, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Registry model: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810317010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010449A), Mar 17, 1981: Cessna 402B, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Large bird struck wing of airplane during descent for landing.

## Other investigations on N3767C (2)

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 MIA92FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA058), Jan 11, 1992: Cessna 402B (N3767C), Lantana, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE SINGLE ENGINE MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED RESULTING IN AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…
- [NTSB MIA87IA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87IA229), Aug 23, 1987: Cessna 402B (N3767C), W.Palm Beach, FL, incident, minor damage

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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