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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177RG · Chapel Hill, NC · November 14, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1974
Place
Chapel Hill, NC · CHAPEL HILL, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2097QCessna 177RG
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741114037959A
Case key
144955

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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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3-4090  74/11/14   CHAPEL HILL,NC      CESSNA 177RG        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 625
        TIME - 1645                    N2097Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRUCK A CULVERT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2097Q
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Horace Williams

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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