UNK64X0518

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Elyria, OH · February 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 9, 1964
Place
Elyria, OH · ELYRIA, OH
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1709CCessna 180
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185763

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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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3-0322   64/2/9    ELYRIA OHIO         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 540
        TIME - 1500                    N1709C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SIGNPOST.

Aircraft

Registration
N1709C
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.