- Date
- November 4, 1978
- Place
- Mt Katahdin, ME · MT KATAHDIN, ME
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5094ECessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781104036619A
- Case key
- 138593
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3560 78/11/4 MT KATAHDIN,ME CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 769 TIME - 1400 N5094E PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTEN,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 81LBS OVR MAX GWT AT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5094E
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.