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Cessna 180 N4728B

21 May 1983 · Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 May 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4728B was involved in an accident near Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Kingsley (LMT)
Coordinates
45.4404, -122.9598
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N4728B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Reno → Klamath Falls
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83LA104

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST WHILE LANDING ON RWY 14 WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND, THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE TOWER CONTROL REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 320 DEG AT 4 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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