# NTSB FTW84LA063: Cessna 180, N7812K, Slidell, LA, November 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 4, 1983, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Location: 30.2889° N, 89.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slidell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2889&lon=-89.7829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA063
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21212/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA063

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - submerged object (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7812K-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 18052746, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Elevating Boats, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; 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)

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 CEN10LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA427), Jul 24, 2010: Cessna 180 (N7812K), Davant, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper application of the flight controls and throttle during landing, which resulted in a nose over and subsequent inverted immersion in the water. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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