NYC71DFD18

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Pepperell, MA · October 31, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 31, 1970
Place
Pepperell, MA · PEPPERELL, MA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3374DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159008

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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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3-4065  70/10/31   PEPPERELL,MASS      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 204
        TIME - 1100                    N3374D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORT CENTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEPPERELL,MASS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- FEET RESTING LOW ON RUDDER PEDALS DRG GND ROLL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3374D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sport Center

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.