- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Place
- Napoleonville, LA · NAPOLEONVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9973FCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760915030559A
- Case key
- 155342
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2572 76/9/15 NAPOLEONVILLE,LA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 10131 TIME - 1530 N9973F PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADEWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPOLEONVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9973F
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madewood
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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.