MKC70FCQ20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180B · Syracuse, KS · May 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 3, 1970
Place
Syracuse, KS · SYRACUSE, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5080ECessna 180B
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127951

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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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3-1914   70/5/3    SYRACUSE,KANS       CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5080E              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 52, 1638 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYRACUSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,KANS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR STRUCK POT HOLE OFF RWY

Aircraft

Registration
N5080E
Reported as
Cessna 180B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Syracuse

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.