- Date
- March 1, 1980
- Place
- Death Valley, CA · DEATH VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2581KCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0350 80/3/1 DEATH VALLEY,CA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3478 TIME - 1205 N2581K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FURNACE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV DEATH VALLEY,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2581K
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Furnace Creek
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