- Date
- May 6, 1983, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Houma, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N61666Cessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830506018029A
- Case key
- 20894
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The plt was step taxiing on the intracoastal canal when he attempted a right turn. This resulted in a left rear crosswind which resulted in the left wing to striking a tree on the canal bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61666
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18052788
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sea Baker Oil Treating Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 4, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Destination
- NEW · New Orleans, LA
- Airport
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,886 total · 460 in this make and model · 105 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.