CHI66D0357

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Pontiac, IL · September 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1965
Place
Pontiac, IL · PONTIAC, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9181CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175716

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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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3-2921   65/9/9    PONTIAC ILL         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 995
        TIME - 1800                    N9181C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9181C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pontiac