- Date
- March 9, 1970
- Place
- Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9613BCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1150 70/3/9 CLOVIS,N MEX CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 126 TIME - 0850 N9613B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVIS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLOVIS,N MEX FT SMITH,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 50 260 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 24 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- 20-30 MIN DELAY AFT RCVG WX.WIND STRONGER WITH GUSTS TO 35K AT TIME OF TKOF.USED RWY 21.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9613B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clovis Muni
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