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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Cheyenne, WY · June 6, 1986

Date
June 6, 1986 · 13:30 local
Place
Cheyenne, WY
Airport
Cheyenne Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3253D
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN86LA156
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental O470J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
61 total43 in this make and model15 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.

During taxi back to ramp, strong gusts flipped aircraft. Winds caused by thundershower in vicinity.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI BACK TO RAMP, STRONG GUSTS FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. WINDS CAUSED BY THUNDERSHOWER IN VICINITY.

NTSB investigation

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