# NTSB FTW81FA030: Cessna 310R, N1323G, Houma, LA, February 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3443  81/2/10    HOUMA,LA            CESSNA 310R         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4009
        TIME - 2116                    N1323G              PX-  3  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1057 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA-TERREBONNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - WIND SHEAR
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE/INCORRECT WEATHER BRIEFING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       64
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          250                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT NOT BRIEFED ON POSSIBILITY OF TURBULENCE &/OR WIND SHEAR BY FSS PERSONNEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1323G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Houma-Terrebonne

## 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 19810210008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210008009A), Feb 10, 1981: Cessna 310R, Houma, LA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck trees and an embankment after declaring a missed approach. Had not received NOTAM of possible windshear.

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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