MIA70F0266

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Homestead, FL · December 20, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1969
Place
Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4571BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145381

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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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3-4540  69/12/20   HOMESTEAD,FLA       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 552
        TIME - 1130                    N4571B              PX-  0  0  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOMESTEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FLA               HOMESTEAD,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4571B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Homestead

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.

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