LAX80FUJ20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180J · Chandler, AZ · December 16, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1979
Place
Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91KCessna 180J
Status
Completed · report March 11, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791216037609A
Case key
132081

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3737  79/12/16   CHANDLER,AZ         CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1989
        TIME - 1230                    N91K                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDLER,AZ                 MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WHEN ENG LOST PWR,PLT HAD INSUF ALT TO TURN & ALIGN ACFT W RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N91K
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Memorial

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