- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7640ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4275 70/11/7 TUSCALOOSA,ALA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N7640A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN DE GRAAFF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRMINGHAM,ALA TUSCALOOSA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WING,GR,STAB DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7640A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van De Graaff
N7640ARegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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