- Date
- June 4, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Timbalier, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N20379Cessna 180K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860604034489A
- Case key
- 22033
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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.
Analysis
During the ground run portion of a water take-off from a canal, the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind to the right of the aircraft nose. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and collided with an oil rig. The pilot failed to compensate for the direction and speed of the wind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20379
- Reported as
- Cessna 180K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18053185
- Airframe hours
- 1,439
- Engine
- Continental O-470-U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- M-Chem, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1986 · 1,347 hours before
- Destination
- Belle Chase, LA
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,227 total · 979 in this make and model · 963 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.