- Date
- April 25, 1970
- Place
- Grantsburg, WI · GRANTSBURG, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2726XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130159
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1893 70/4/25 GRANTSBURG,WIS CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 3123 TIME - 1145 N2726X PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2853 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DANBURY,WIS GRANTSBURG,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- GUST LIFTED L WING,ACFT SWERVED L.R BRAKE FAILED,UN RCVR.R WING,ELEV HIT GND.WNDS 10-14K,GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2726X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Municipal
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