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Cessna 180A N9764B

19 February 1984 · Truckee, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 February 1984 at about 23:20 local time, a Cessna 180A registered N9764B, operated by Loring Sagan, was involved in an accident near Truckee, California, United States. 2 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 23:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Truckee, California, United States
Nearest airport
Truckee-Tahoe (TRK)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 180A
Registration
N9764B
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Loring Sagan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sierraville → Truckee-Tahoe
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX84LA191

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PLT HAD TO PUSH THE ACFT OUT OF MUD WHERE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAD SUNK INTO THE GROUND. HE TOOK OFF AND FLEW FOR 1/2 AN HOUR. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT BRAKE SEEMED TO BE FROZEN AND THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE ACFT SWERVED INTO SNOW BESIDE THE RWY, THE LEFT WING DIPPED, AND THE LEFT GEAR STRUT & THE ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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