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| Date: | Saturday 11 June 1994 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180H |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4764U |
| MSN: | 18051464 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2613 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wickenburg, AZ -
 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 |
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF WITH THE CONTROL LOCK STILL ENGAGED IN THE CONTROL COLUMN. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY THE LOCAL SHERIFF SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT DEPICTED THE CONTROL LOCK STILL INSTALLED.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to remove the control lock prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX94LA248
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 2011 | N4764U | 0 | Houston, MS (M44) | |
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| 15-Mar-2024 20:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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