MIA71FPM23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Tulsa, OK · April 2, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 2, 1971
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4758BCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160514

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1083   71/4/2    TULSA,OKLA          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 12067
        TIME - 1430                    N4758B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 7820 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DODGE CITY,KANS             TULSA,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SHUT ENG DN AT 11000 FT OVER FIELD,ATMPTD RESTART AT 1000 FT,LND 1N OPEN FIELD,HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4758B
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

Other investigations on N4758B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.