# NTSB UNK65X0307: Cessna 180, N1731C, Fayetteville, AR, October 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1964
- Place: Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
- Location: 36.0626° N, 94.1574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0626&lon=-94.1574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0307
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0307

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3242  64/10/17   FAYETTEVILLE ARK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N1731C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE INNER BLOCK MISSING.PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 150 N5846E SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1731C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Drake Field

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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