- Date
- April 18, 1978
- Place
- Augusta, ME · AUGUSTA, ME
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N573JFCessna 180J
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780418010929A
- Case key
- 141548
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2329 78/4/18 AUGUSTA,ME CESSNA 180J CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 660 TIME - 1120 N573JF PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 305 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AUGUSTA STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AUGUSTA,ME RETURN GREENVILLE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N573JF
- Reported as
- Cessna 180J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Augusta State
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.