DEN73DTM06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Kanab, UT · August 9, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1972
Place
Kanab, UT · KANAB, UT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9324CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167897

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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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3-3110   72/8/9    KANAB,UT            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2187
        TIME - 0805                    N9324C              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANAB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMS,ARIZ               KANAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9324C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kanab

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