DEN66D0279

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Broomfield, CO · April 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1966
Place
Broomfield, CO · BROOMFIELD, CO
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3682CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172605

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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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3-0750   66/4/8    BROOMFIELD COLO     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 364
        TIME - 1130                    N3682C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 343 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N3682C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jefferson

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.