# NTSB FTW81DRD33: Cessna 180J, N52148, Morgan City, LA, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Location: 29.7103° N, 91.1915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7103&lon=-91.1915&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1693   81/7/9    MORGAN CITY,LA      CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1428
        TIME - 1200                    N52148              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTRACSTL WTRWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARVEY,LA                   MORGAN CITY,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- FLOAT PLANE TURNED TO WTR TAXI BHND TUG.HIT CABLE THAT RAISED FM WTR AS FERRY BGN X-ING BHND TUG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N52148](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52148), registered now, S/N 18052519, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: Intracstl Wtrway

## 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 19810709055249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709055249A), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 180J, Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit cable stretched above water after landing. Cable was towing ferry boat.

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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