- Date
- August 18, 1981
- Place
- Dulac, LA · DULAC, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42025Cessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810818050309A
- Case key
- 124001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2510 81/8/18 DULAC,LA CESSNA 180J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0640 N42025 PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING 45, 4986 TOTAL HOURS, 538 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAPATA PVT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUMA,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- OIL FILLER NECK & CAP WORN.CAP CAME OFF,OIL SPRAYED ON WNDSHLD.WING HIT HI VEG BESIDE NARROW STRIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42025
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zapata Pvt Strip
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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.