- Date
- September 3, 1976
- Place
- Walnut Ridge, AR · WALNUT RIDGE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3468YCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760903030789A
- Case key
- 155827
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2831 76/9/3 WALNUT RIDGE,AR CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1051 TIME - 0930 N3468Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORNING,AR WALNUT RIDGE,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LNDD SHORT OF DEST ON DIRT RD BECAUSE OF WX. ATTEMPTED SHORT FLD TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3468Y
- 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.