# NTSB FTW81DRD37: Cessna 180J, N42025, Dulac, LA, August 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1981
- Place: Dulac, LA · DULAC, LA
- Location: 29.4008° N, 90.6932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dulac, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4008&lon=-90.6932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124001
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42025), registered now, S/N 18052301, built 1972 (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: Zapata Pvt Strip

## 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 19810818050309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818050309A), Aug 18, 1981: Cessna 180J, Dulac, LA, Substantial damage. During precautionary landing, wing struck high vegetation on side of runway causing loss of directional control.

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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