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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Wamic, OR · January 27, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 27, 1975
Place
Wamic, OR · WAMIC, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N370GCessna 180
Status
Completed · report July 14, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750127001899A
Case key
148051

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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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3-1621  75/1/27    WAMIC,OR            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 558
        TIME - 1100                    N370G               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMOCK PRAIRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAMIC,OR                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOOSE SNOW ON RWY. ALSO HIT ROCK PILE.

Aircraft

Registration
N370G
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Smock Prairie

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N370G · 1

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