MKC79FA016

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180J · Blair, NE · January 22, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 22, 1979
Place
Blair, NE · BLAIR, NE
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7836KCessna 180J
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138244

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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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3-0030  79/1/22    BLAIR,NE            CESSNA 180J         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1405                    N7836K              PX-  2  1  0  AERIAL SURVEY             AGE 53, 1190 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- DEER SURVEY IN GAME REFUGE.OVER GROSS WT BY 220LBS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7836K
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.