- Date
- April 11, 1980
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3893CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800411012909A
- Case key
- 130984
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1488 80/4/11 NOVATO,CA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 152 TIME - 1600 N3893C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOVATO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3893C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
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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.