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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Daybrook, WV · September 12, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1976
Place
Daybrook, WV · DAYBROOK, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2631YCessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760912029259A
Case key
155556

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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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3-3579  76/9/12    DAYBROOK,WV         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1709
        TIME - 1000                    N2631Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KISKI,PA                    RETURN                       CLARKSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG WOULD ONLY DEVELOP PARTIAL POWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N2631Y
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.