# NTSB ANC67F0056: Cessna 180, N3119D, Homer, AK, October 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1966
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67F0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67F0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3119D-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 31917, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Homer

## Other investigations on N3119D (3)

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.

- [NTSB CEN17LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA283), Jul 22, 2017: Cessna 180 (N3119D), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB ANC92T#A08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92T%23A08), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 180 (N3119D), Eielson Afb, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0066), Jun 24, 1967: Cessna 180 (N3119D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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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