# NTSB UNK64X3838: Cessna 180, N2677Y, Houma, LA, September 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1964
- Place: Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Location: 29.5786° N, 90.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houma, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5786&lon=-90.7079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3838

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2677Y), registered now, S/N 18051177, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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: Destroyed

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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