- Date
- July 26, 1976
- Place
- Clinton, SC · CLINTON, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9029CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760726023069A
- Case key
- 155232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2806 76/7/26 CLINTON,SC CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N9029C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 1556 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 358 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKINGHAM HAMLET,SC ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL FILLER NECK SEPARATED FM CRANKCASE, FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. LNDD IN SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9029C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9029CRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · 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.