CHI65F0080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Oconomowoc, WI · January 31, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1965
Place
Oconomowoc, WI · OCONOMOWOC, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9415CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179620

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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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3-0496  65/1/31    OCONOMOWOC WISC     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1620                    N9415C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N9415C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.