19810124001529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180H · Aurora, CO · January 24, 1981

Date
January 24, 1981 · 08:50 local
Place
Aurora, CO
Airport
Columbine
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N91297
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTE18
Reported as
Cessna 180H
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,375 total83 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed during takeoff when pilot could not maintain directional control.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF WHEN PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.