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Cessna 185F N4663E

24 May 1979 · Morgan City, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1979 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 185F registered N4663E, operated by Charlie Hammon, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morgan City, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 185F
Registration
N4663E
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Charlie Hammon
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0883

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 0

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.

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PILINGS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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