- Date
- August 15, 1976
- Place
- Delmont, PA · DELMONT, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4731UCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760815026129A
- Case key
- 155788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2892 76/8/15 DELMONT,PA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 2960 TIME - 1330 N4731U PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2249 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARMITAGE-ARTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY DELMONT,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPD WITH FLOATS AND RETRACTABLE LANDING GEAR.ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4731U
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Armitage-Artman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4731U · 1
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