- Date
- August 22, 1978
- Place
- Buras, LA · BURAS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N52108Cessna 180F
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780822028099A
- Case key
- 139610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2663 78/8/22 BURAS,LA CESSNA 180F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 445 TIME - 1100 N52108 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 376 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURAS,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52108
- Reported as
- Cessna 180F
- 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.