- Date
- October 22, 1978
- Place
- Sumpter, OR · SUMPTER, OR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6571ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781022034659A
- Case key
- 139130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3182 78/10/22 SUMPTER,OR CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 434 TIME - 0745 N6571A PX- 0 0 2 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- RAN INTO MUD IN MEADOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6571A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6571ARegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2026 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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