- Date
- July 1, 1977
- Place
- Champain, IL · CHAMPAIN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4900ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770701016819A
- Case key
- 158735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1301 77/7/1 CHAMPAIN IL CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1116 N4900A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY OF ILL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD IL CHAMPAIN IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4900A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- University Of Ill
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4900A · 1
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