SEA68F0298

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Billings, MT · April 27, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1968
Place
Billings, MT · BILLINGS, MT
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4629ACessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110399

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1474  68/4/27    BILLINGS,MONT       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2000
        TIME - 2010                    N4629A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 703 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4629A
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Logan Field

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