- Date
- May 15, 1966
- Place
- Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4692ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3327 66/5/15 BEND OREG CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1200 TIME - 2000 N4692A PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEND MUNICIPAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 35 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 11 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- X-WIND GUSTS 22KTS.PLT.AWARE FAULTY L.BRAKE PRIOR TAKEOFF.BENT TAILWHEEL SPRING PRECLUDE LEFT TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4692A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bend Municipal
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