- Date
- September 16, 1979
- Place
- No.Winnemucca, NV · NO.WINNEMUCCA, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2607KCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790916023809A
- Case key
- 133895
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1967 79/9/16 NR.NO.WINNEMUCCA,NV CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 533 TIME - 1450 N2607K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOX MT.,NV. NO.WINNEMUCCA,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 30 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED-ENCOUNTERED DUST DEVIL ON TKOF FROM DIRT ROAD AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2607K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.