- Date
- May 27, 1974
- Place
- Ventucopa, CA · VENTUCOPA, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7630ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740527015459A
- Case key
- 126429
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1313 74/5/27 NR.VENTUCOPA,CALIF CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N7630A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 55, 10500 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 855 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VENTUCOPA,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TIRE BLEW OUT BFR LIFTOFF.TERRAIN AHEAD UNSUITABLE,TURNED L,LNDD IN TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7630A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7630A · 2
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