Accident Cessna 180 N4752Q,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378279
 
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Date:Wednesday 10 October 1984
Time:16:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Seubert Enterprizes
Registration: N4752Q
MSN: 18503553
Year of manufacture:1978
Total airframe hrs:1620 hours
Engine model:Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Burley, ID -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:Burley, ID (KBYI)
Destination airport:Spokane, WA (KSFF)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
AS PLT INITIATED TAKEOFF IN A LEFT X-WIND, ACFT BEGAN TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT. INCREASED RIGHT RUDDER AND REPEATED APPLICATIONS OF RIGHT BRAKE FAILED TO ARREST AN INCREASING SWERVE TO LEFT, WITH RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL EVENTUALLY BOTTOMING OUT. AS ACFT DEPARTED RUNWAY SURFACE IN INCIPIENT GROUNDLOOP, PLT REDUCED POWER AND 'RODE IT OUT.' THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO EXCESSIVE SIDE LOADS IN ROUGH TERRAIN. PLT CITED LACK OF INFORMATION IN ACFT MANUAL CONCERING USE OF TAIL WHEEL LOCK FOR CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO PRE-EXISTING DEFECT WITH BRAKE SYSTEM.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: SEA85LA007
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB SEA85LA007

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Revision history:

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