- Date
- February 20, 1971
- Place
- Simmler, CA · SIMMLER, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6451XCessna 180D
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0189 71/2/20 SIMMLER,CALIF CESSNA 180D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 517 TIME - 1300 N6451X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CALIF SANTA MONICA,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- ENG ROUGH PRIOR TKOF,HAD HISTORY OF ROUGH OPN.BRAKES STICKY,CORRODED,L BRAKE LOCKED DURG LDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6451X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6451XRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2014 · Cessna 180DAirframe modelCessna 180DEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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.
Other investigations on N6451X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.