SEA76DYE32

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Forks, WA · April 3, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1976
Place
Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9352CCessna 180
Status
Completed · report May 17, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760403008359A
Case key
153520

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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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3-0858   76/4/3    FORKS,WA            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1200                    N9352C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 557 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEKIU,WA                    FORKS,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATED SLIPPING APCH TO PAX.

Aircraft

Registration
N9352C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Forks

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9352C · 1

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