Cessna 180 N2878K
3 March 1985 · Houma, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1985 at about 00:05 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2878K, operated by Raymond J. Watson, was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shannon Fld (LA15)
- Coordinates
- 29.5697, -90.6999
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2878K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Raymond J. Watson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A SHORT MUDDY STRIP NEAR HOUMA, LA. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF & APPLIED BRAKES. THE ACFT THEN ROLLED OVER A DRY AREA ON THE STRIP, WHERE BRAKING ACTION BECAME EFFECTIVE & THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180A | Sioux, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1985 | Cessna 180H | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Stephen S. Hart | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jun 1985 | Cessna 180H | Theordore River, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180 | Lapoint, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 180 | Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1985 | Cessna 180H | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | George Edward Bagwell | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |