MKC69D0363

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Eveleth, MN · March 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1969
Place
Eveleth, MN · EVELETH, MN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8611XCessna 180
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
201672

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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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3-0135   69/3/2    EVELETH,MINN        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1730
        TIME - 1015                    N8611X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVELETH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT TIRE FLAT PRIOR TO LANDING. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH COMBINATION SKIS AND WHEELS.

Aircraft

Registration
N8611X
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eveleth

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