Midair Collision Involving Cessna 401 and Cessna 180 at Houma-Terrebonne Airport (N444CS)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Involved On final approach to Houma-Terrebonne Airport, a Cessna 401 collided with a Cessna 180 registered N66186. The Cessna 180 was operated by Wurzlow Flying Service and carried one pilot and one passenger. The accident occurred in marginal weather, with visibility of 3 miles or less due to fog and haze. ## Collision and Aftermath After the midair collision, the Cessna 401 went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Its pilot was killed. The pilot of the Cessna 180 completed an emergency landing, and both occupants were slightly injured. ## Contributing Factors The official findings identified fog, obstructions to vision, visibility of 3 miles or less, haze, lack of radar contact, absence of a control area, a convergence angle of 30°, a horizontal collision angle of 60°, and anti-collision lights being on as contributing factors.