- Date
- March 30, 1980
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3239DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800330007569A
- Case key
- 131858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0282 80/3/30 NR.LIVERMORE,CA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 548 TIME - 0850 N3239D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MODESTO,CA LIVERMORE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 300 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WND GUSTING 30KTS.LNDG STRIP LOCATED ON HILLTOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3239D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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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.
Other investigations on N3239D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA06CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportElk City, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop during the landing roll.NTSB SEA83LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColburn, IDThe acft collided with a fence and a ditch during an overrun while landing. The pilot reported he took off with the pitot tube cover on and had flown 7 miles to a private airstrip. The strip was reported to be about 1300 ft long. The pilot stated he landed…