- Date
- April 17, 1975
- Place
- Vernon, TX · VERNON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2335CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750417008509A
- Case key
- 148538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0861 75/4/17 VERNON,TX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1910 N2335C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 52, 4857 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBARGER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TX VERNON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- WIND SOCK WAS UNLTD.RWY PARTIALLY LIGHTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2335C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilbarger County
N2335CRegistration cancelled Dec 16, 2014 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N2335C · 1
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