ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367147
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| Date: | Sunday 15 April 1990 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9394C |
| MSN: | 31792 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470 J1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soledad, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AS ITS TAIL WAS RAISED OFF THE GROUND. AT THE TIME THE SURFACE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGREES AND WAS GUSTING TO 15 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, ENTERED ROUGH UNEVEN TERAIN AND NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE GUSTY WIND AND THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA149
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 08:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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