CHI75FEK11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Lima, OH · October 18, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 18, 1974
Place
Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9504BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 5, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741018037029A
Case key
140964

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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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3-3411  74/10/18   LIMA,OHIO           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1559
        TIME - 1430                    N9504B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 309 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIMA,OHIO                   COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L.PLT APPLIED R RUDDER AND BRAKE.ACFT DPTD RWY TO R.

Aircraft

Registration
N9504B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lima

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.