# NTSB IAD76FIJ18: Cessna 180, N2631Y, Daybrook, WV, September 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Daybrook, WV · DAYBROOK, WV
- Location: 39.6665° N, 80.2131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daybrook, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6665&lon=-80.2131&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2631Y-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 18051131, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760912029259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912029259A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 180E, Daybrook, WV, Substantial damage. Eng would only develop partial power.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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