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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Kenai, AK · September 16, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1968
Place
Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2991ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108313

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3217  68/9/16    KENAI,ALAS          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N2991A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2991A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kenai

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.