- Date
- November 4, 1983, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Slidell, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7812KCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21212
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - submerged objectFactor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Aborted takeoff - performedFactor
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft collided with submerged objects during takeoff. The takeoff was aborted and the acft ran up on the bayou bank where it collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7812K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elevating Boats, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
N7812KRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 180JAirframe modelCessna 180JEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F
- Observed at
- NEW, 17 nm away
Other investigations on N7812K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.