- Date
- September 29, 1976
- Place
- Fort Valley, GA · FORT VALLEY, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1580CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760929031159A
- Case key
- 156176
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3900 76/9/29 FORT VALLEY,GA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 198 TIME - 1705 N1580C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MACON,GA FORT VALLEY,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- STRUCK RUT OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1580C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miami Valley
N1580CRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2009 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine 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.