- Date
- September 14, 1982, 20:30 local (Sep 15, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Iberia, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2677KCessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820914050099A
- Case key
- 71978
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt encountered detreiorating visibility due to fog & haze & decided to make a precautionary landing on the intracoastal waterway. The plt stated he was blinded by the reflected light when he turned on his landing light & did not see the pilings which caught the acft's left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2677K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18053034
- Airframe hours
- 1,311
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Creole Marine
- Registered owner
- Creole Marine
- Departed
- Patternson, LA
- Destination
- High Island, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,280 total · 3,650 in this make and model · 6,280 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.