MIA66F0328

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Charlotte, NC · November 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1965
Place
Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N4684BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 30, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174589

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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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3-3346  65/11/14   CHARLOTTE NC        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1140
        TIME - 1830                    N4684B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY BEFORE REACHING TAXIWAY  STRIKING UNLIGHTED SIGN ON SOD AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4684B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Douglas Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.