- Date
- November 4, 1979
- Place
- Brooksville, FL · BROOKSVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3122CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791104034689A
- Case key
- 133316
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3681 79/11/4 BROOKSVILLE,FL CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1494 TIME - 1630 N3122C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 670 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERNANDO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKSVILLE,FL DALTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 200 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WND GUSTING 16KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3122C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hernando County
N3122CRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · 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.
Other investigations on N3122C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL96LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMemphis, TNInadequate annual inspection that resulted in the in-flight loss of the fuel system strainer and subsequent fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB UNK64X3660Accident · No injuriesClosedAberdeen, MDNTSB UNK64X2662Accident · No injuriesClosedCockeysville, MD