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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180B · Denver, NC · October 9, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1970
Place
Denver, NC · DENVER, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N674MCessna 180B
Status
Completed · report July 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158533

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3920   70/10/9   DENVER,NC           CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N674M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINEBERGER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOORESVILLE,NC              DENVER,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SEAT SLID AFT,UN REACH PEDALS.DEEP DRAINAGE DITCH SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N674M
Reported as
Cessna 180B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lineberger Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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