UNK64X3838

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Houma, LA · September 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1964
Place
Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2677YCessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182078

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2801   64/9/7  NR.HOUMA LA           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200
        TIME - 1600                    N2677Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON NARROW CANAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2677Y
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.