MKC66F0177

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Wichita, KS · August 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1965
Place
Wichita, KS · WICHITA, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2915CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175656

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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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3-2848  65/8/25    WICHITA KANS        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 500
        TIME - 1950                    N2915C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2915C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Knock

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.