- Date
- May 18, 1969
- Place
- Days Creek, OR · DAYS CREEK, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3480YCessna 180H
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174559
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1755 69/5/18 DAYS CREEK,OREG CESSNA 180H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3000 TIME - 0640 N3480Y PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- LOCKING PIN OF PLTS SEAT NOT ENGAGED ALLOWED SEAT TO MOVE FULL AFT.PEDALS,BRAKES OUT OF PLTS REACH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3480Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 180H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miller Strip