- Date
- November 11, 1981
- Place
- Millinocket, ME · MILLINOCKET, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7955VCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811111072949A
- Case key
- 122895
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3048 81/11/11 NR.MILLINOCKET,ME CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 15000 TIME - 1430 N7955V PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMBAJEJUS LAKE,ME KATAHDIN,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 50 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7955V
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.
Other investigations on N7955V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA20CA224Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBurlington, VTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB SEA06CA155Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBelgrade, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.NTSB CHI92LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlaine, MNThe pilot's inadvertent activation of wheel brakes.