19851011051159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Eagle, CO · October 11, 1985

Date
October 11, 1985 · 08:15 local
Place
Eagle, CO
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1611C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86FA009
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
623 total4 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.

Wreckage indicates VFR pilot lost control hit ground 45 degree angle. Blowing snow,low clouds in area. Hunting trip

As the FAA filed it

WRECKAGE INDICATES VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL HIT GROUND 45 DEGREE ANGLE. BLOWING SNOW,LOW CLOUDS IN AREA. HUNTING TRIP

NTSB investigation

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