- Date
- April 21, 1974
- Place
- Elberta, AL · ELBERTA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9377TCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740421018389A
- Case key
- 125963
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2888 74/4/21 ELBERTA,ALA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1653 TIME - 1730 N9377T PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORAK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELBERTA,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED FROM 9500FT,CARB HEAT ON.LNDD IN PLOWED CORN FLD ON ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9377T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Horak Field
N9377TRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2007 · Cessna 180CAirframe modelCessna 180CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 MIA73DKJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedElberta, AL