- Date
- September 5, 1975
- Place
- Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7777VCessna 180A
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150890
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2559 75/9/5 NR.NORFOLK,VA CESSNA 180A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 125 TIME - 1409 N7777V PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK REGIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TANGIER ISLAND,VA NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAILWHEEL STEERING BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY P/N 0712309-1 FAILED AT LFT AFT RUDDER CTL CABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7777V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Norfolk Regional