NYC71DHG06

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Marietta, PA · September 20, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1970
Place
Marietta, PA · MARIETTA, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3222DCessna 180
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147372

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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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3-3786  70/9/20    MARIETTA,PA         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 120
        TIME - 1700                    N3222D              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- WHEEL LDG,HELD TAILWHEEL OFF UNTIL ELEV INEFFECTIVE.TAIL BOUNCED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3222D
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Elizabethtown

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.