CHI69D0131

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Sabina, OH · August 11, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 11, 1968
Place
Sabina, OH · SABINA, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1537CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108818

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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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3-2710  68/8/11    SABINA,OHIO         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 0130                    N1537C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  500 TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SABINA AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED LNDG ON UNLIGHTED ARPT. LND IN BEAN FIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1537C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sabina Airpark

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.