- Date
- December 6, 1973
- Place
- Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N42936Cessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731206040789A
- Case key
- 187479
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3862 73/12/6 CRYSTAL,MINN CESSNA 180J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1007 TIME - 1921 N42936 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 291 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KANS CRYSTAL,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HIT POWERLINE ABT 50FT SHORT OF RWY.ENG LOPED A LITTLE DNWND AND QUIT DRG TURN TO BASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42936
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.