DEN76DTE09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Montrose, CO · July 27, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 27, 1975
Place
Montrose, CO · MONTROSE, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2826ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750727025849A
Case key
150217

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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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3-2353  75/7/27  NR.MONTROSE,CO        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 410
        TIME - 1100                    N2826A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENGLEWOOD,CO               MONTROSE,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED THROTTLE SHARPLY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2826A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.