UNK64X2505

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180C · Ardmore, OK · June 26, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1964
Place
Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7678ACessna 180C
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183630

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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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2-0428  64/6/26  NR.ARDMORE OKLA       CESSNA 180C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1033
        TIME - 1553                    N7678A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 863 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N7678A
Reported as
Cessna 180C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ardmore

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.