- Date
- April 12, 1981
- Place
- Apollo, PA · APOLLO, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3327DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810412015639A
- Case key
- 126207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0700 81/4/12 APOLLO,PA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2224 TIME - 1645 N3327D PX- 0 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 317 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KISKI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION APOLLO,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN STRUT,PN 074183-2,FAILED AT LIFT-OFF.ACFT SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD DRG SUBSEQUENT LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3327D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kiski
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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.