# NTSB UNK64X1322: Cessna 180C, N9342T, Hopedale, LA, April 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1964
- Place: Hopedale, LA · HOPEDALE, LA
- Location: 29.8205° N, 89.6567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8205&lon=-89.6567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1322

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0938  64/4/15    HOPEDALE LA         CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 900
        TIME - 1430                    N9342T              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- SMALL BOAT DRIFTED INTO CHANNEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9342T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9342T-2004-08-31), registration cancelled 2004-08-31, S/N 50842, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9342T (2)

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 DEN90LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA052), Feb 8, 1990: Cessna 180C (N9342T), Haugan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY, SNOW COVERED CONDITION OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.
- [NTSB FTW77FRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD36), Jun 20, 1977: Cessna 180 (N9342T), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage

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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