# Accident 19870228003679A: Cessna 180, Oatman, AZ, February 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1987, 11:10 local time
- Place: Oatman, AZ
- Airport: White Chief Mine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9202° N, 114.3500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9202&lon=-114.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4786B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4786B-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 371 total, 286 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228003679A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON ROLLOUT. PILOT REPORTED A QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST.

## 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 LAX87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA131), Feb 28, 1987: Cessna 180 (N4786B), Oatman, AZ, substantial damage

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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