- Date
- March 26, 1973
- Place
- Chickasha, OK · CHICKASHA, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4596BCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730326004799A
- Case key
- 169857
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0409 73/3/26 CHICKASHA,OKLA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1213 TIME - 1030 N4596B PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICKASHA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DRIPPING SPRINGS,TEX GUTHRIE,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R FUEL TANK PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.PLT AWARE R FUEL TANK NOT IN PLACE.DID NOT CHECK FUEL BFR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4596B
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chickasha Muni
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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.
Other investigations on N4596B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN83LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBusby, MTAccording to the pilot he was making a downwind landing to avoid taxiing over rough ground any farther than necessary. After touchdown he travelled about 150 yards up the runway when a gust of wind picked up the tail and he lost control ending in a ground…NTSB FTW69D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedDripping Spgs, TX