MIA79DKT82

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Homestead, FL · July 28, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1979
Place
Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2499CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 23, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790728025239A
Case key
134237

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2580  79/7/28  NR.HOMESTEAD,FL       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2499C              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT FOUND ABANDONED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2499C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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