- Date
- October 11, 1966
- Place
- Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3119DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120927
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3454 66/10/11 HOMER ALAS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 400 TIME - 1800 N3119D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 44 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BOLT HOLDING LEFT BRAKE LINE HOUSING FAILED.AIRCRAFT CUSTOMARILY USED ON ROUGH STRIPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3119D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Homer
N3119DRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N3119D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN17LA283Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAustin, TXThe pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off after two previous failed attempts from choppy water with a high outside temperature and the airplane near its maximum gross weight, which degraded the airplane’s performance and resulted in its inability…NTSB ANC92T#A08Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportEielson Afb, AKNTSB ANC67A0066Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK