- Date
- March 18, 1973
- Place
- Rochelle, IL · ROCHELLE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1781CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730318006359A
- Case key
- 163210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0562 73/3/18 ROCHELLE,ILL. CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 431 TIME - 1035 N1781C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHELLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOODRUFF,WISC. ROCHELLE,ILL. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 350 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LDG ROLL-ACFT TURNED L PLT OVR-CORRECTED TO R.L X-WND BECAME L QUARTERING TAIL WIND-TAIL RAISED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1781C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rochelle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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