- Date
- March 18, 1972
- Place
- Heber Springs, AR · HEBER SPRINGS, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3650CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166488
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1262 72/3/18 HEBER SPRINGS,ARK CESSNA 180 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2030 N3650C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 37, 3953 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 80 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEBER SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEBER SPRINGS,ARK MEMPHIS,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- SAFETY PIN IN FULL REAR PSN.SEAT SLID AFT.HIT ROCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3650C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heber Springs
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