# NTSB FTW82DA045: Cessna 180K, N2705K, S.E. Of Houma, LA, January 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 18, 1982, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: S.E. Of Houma, LA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72443/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA045

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - fog
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A CANAL WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND DUE TO APPROACHING FOG. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND ITS WING STRUCK A PILING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2705K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2705K), registered now, S/N 18053040, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Registry model: [Cessna 180K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180k) (registry code 2072624) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18053040
- Airframe hours: 798
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-U 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Petrolite
- Registered owner: Petrolite
- Departed: S.E. OF HOUMA, LA
- Destination: HOUMA, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 548 total, 130 in this make and model, 428 as pilot in command, 57 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 1 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F

## 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 19820118001429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820118001429A), Jan 18, 1982: Cessna 180K, Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control in quartering tail wind water takeoff. Aborted too late. Wing struck a piling.

## Other investigations on N2705K (1)

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 DEN89LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA215), Sep 2, 1989: Cessna 180K (N2705K), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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