- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Place
- Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3683CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760916028409A
- Case key
- 155348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2577 76/9/16 CORPUS CHRISTI,TX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 109 TIME - 1600 N3683C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORPUS CHRISTI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARLINGEN,TX CORPUS CHRISTI,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3683C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corpus Christi
N3683CRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2019 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3683C · 1
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