# NTSB FTW76FRG90: Cessna 180, N3683C, Corpus Christi, TX, September 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1976
- Place: Corpus Christi, TX · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRG90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3683C-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N 31182, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Corpus Christi

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760916028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760916028409A), Sep 16, 1976: Cessna 180, Corpus Christi, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3683C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA117), Jun 1, 2017: Cessna 180 (N3683C), Ventura, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt and substantial pullup maneuver while flying the airplane above the maneuvering speed, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. The reason for the pilot's maneuver could not be…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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