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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Tangent, OR · March 30, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1970
Place
Tangent, OR · TANGENT, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2347CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134813

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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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3-1581  70/3/30    TANGENT,OREG        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 256
        TIME - 1800                    N2347C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          S                           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB ECONOMIZER STUCK FULL THROTTLE PSN.DRG TAXI L WHEEL DROPPED INTO SOFT GRND.

Aircraft

Registration
N2347C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage