- Date
- April 1, 1982, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Nokomis, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4936ACessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820401007739A
- Case key
- 72022
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff from a soft sod field the aircraft started gradually turning to the left. The pilot applied full right rudder then reduced power before the aircraft nosed over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4936A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32333
- Airframe hours
- 2,093
- Engine
- Continental O-470-K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Klinefelter Farms, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Klinefelter Farms, Inc.
- Departed
- Nokomis, IL
- Destination
- Vandalia, IL
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 27, 1,200 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 15 in this make and model · 56 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4936A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.