UNK64X3117

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Lake Salvadore, LA · July 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1964
Place
Lake Salvadore, LA · LAKE SALVADORE, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4626UCessna 180
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182229

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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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3-2268  64/7/30    LAKE SALVADORE LA   CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 792
        TIME - 1530                    N4626U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE SALVADORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK PILING

Aircraft

Registration
N4626U
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Salvadore

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.