CHI69A0073

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Eagle, WI · February 16, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 16, 1969
Place
Eagle, WI · EAGLE, WI
Injuries
2 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9315TCessna 180C
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185089

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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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3-2145  69/2/16    EAGLE,WIS           CESSNA 180C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1358
        TIME - 1130                    N9315T              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ICY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.ACFT SKI EQUIPPED.11K TAIL WIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N9315T
Reported as
Cessna 180C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.