# Accident 19870527025279A: Cessna 180, Upton, WY, May 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Upton, WY
- Airport: Upton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1002° N, 104.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1002&lon=-104.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2933C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2933C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 44 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870527025279A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE WIND GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER, TAXIING TO THE RAMP AFTER LANDING. WIND SPEED EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 DEN87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA136), May 27, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2933C), Upton, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2933C (1)

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

- [Accident 19980409010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980409010139A), Apr 9, 1998: Cessna 180 (N2933C), Redmond, OR, Substantial damage. Landing gusty wind. Lost control nosed up. Prop hit runway. Folded right gear. Broke gear strut off mount. (.4)because the wind conditions had become too…

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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