- Date
- May 30, 1966
- Place
- China Lake Ns, CA · CHINA LAKE NS, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3316DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2715 66/5/30 CHINA LAKE NS CAL CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 5042 TIME - 1300 N3316D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINA LAKE NAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 50 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS BLEW AIRCRAFT TO LEFT AT END OF LANDING ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3316D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- China Lake Nas
N3316DRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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