- Date
- September 23, 1972
- Place
- Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9377TCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169198
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4014 72/9/23 ELBERTA,ALA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 401 TIME - 0830 N9377T PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELBERTA,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT,NOT AN IP,CHECKING OUT OTHER PLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9377T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horak
N9377TRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2007 · Cessna 180CAirframe modelCessna 180CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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 N9377T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI91LA253Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEveleth, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate and adequate airspeed during the approach. A factor related to the accident is the lack of recent total experience.NTSB IAD76DLT11Accident · No injuriesClosedCovington, TNNTSB MIA74DKJ51Accident · No injuriesClosedElberta, AL