FTW74FPM02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Tulsa, OK · July 26, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1973
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N11118Cessna 180
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730726020729A
Case key
189736

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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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3-1654  73/7/26    TULSA,OKLA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0840                    N11118              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             52, 15355 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            540 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TULSA DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT SEAT SLID AFT ON T/O-R WNG STAB STRUCK GRND.SEAT TRACK SAFETY BLOCK MISSING.SEAT WOULD LOCK OK

Aircraft

Registration
N11118
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tulsa Downtown

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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.