# Accident 19810314009539A: Cessna 180B, Gettysburg, SD, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0060° N, 99.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0060&lon=-99.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5095E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5095E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total, 694 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAKEOFF FROM FARM YARD. MADE STEEP TURN TO AVOID WIRES. STALLED AND CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81DTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK06), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Gettysburg, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5095E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790610100479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790610100479I), Jun 10, 1979: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Gettysburg, SD, Minor damage. Aircraft caught by dust whirl turbulance during landing roll. Groundlooped.
- [Accident 19750301008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301008189A), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 180B (N5095E), Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Rust corrosion break in right main gear leg.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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