UNK64X1343

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Dix, NE · April 16, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 16, 1964
Place
Dix, NE · DIX, NE
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2197ZCessna 180
Status
Completed · report September 11, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184304

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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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3-0952  64/4/16    DIX NEBR            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1414                    N2197Z              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  37, 9239 TOTAL HOURS, 76
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF WAS MADE ON A DIRT ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N2197Z
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.