- Date
- May 18, 1966
- Place
- Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2734XCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1378 66/5/18 TACOMA WASH CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1152 TIME - 1535 N2734X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 957 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERICAN LAKE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2734X
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- American Lake
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