- Date
- May 9, 1971
- Place
- Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N180AMCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0186 71/5/9 TARENTUM,PA CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 6000 TIME - 1730 N180AM PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPINWALL MARINA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- WRECKAGE DISCLOSED R FLOAT CONTAINED 6 GALS WATER IN 4 COMPARTMENTS NOT FRACTURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N180AM
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Remich
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