CHI67F0131

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Sparta, IL · July 17, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1966
Place
Sparta, IL · SPARTA, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9371TCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122013

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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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3-1968  66/7/17    SPARTA ILL          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9371T              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA COMMUNITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9371T
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Sparta Community

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