IAD74DLJ38

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Jacksonville, NC · April 7, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 7, 1974
Place
Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5188ECessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740407008439A
Case key
125958

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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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3-2683   74/4/7    JACKSONVILLE,NC     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2247
        TIME - 1430                    N5188E              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,NC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AFTR PARADROPS,GLIDED TO ARPT.PWR LOSS ON ATMTD GO-ARND.PLT SUSPECTED CARB ICE.LNDD IN PLOWED FLD

Aircraft

Registration
N5188E
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fountain

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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.