UNK64X0612

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · New Orleans, LA · February 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 19, 1964
Place
New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7710ACessna 180
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185197

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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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3-0406  64/2/19    NEW ORLEANS LA      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4500
        TIME - 1000                    N7710A              PX-  0  0  2  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N7710A
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.