# Accident 19871205069199A: Cessna 180, Stanton, MN, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 12:18 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Carleton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Parachute jumping (Part 105)
- Location: 44.4719° N, 93.0230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4719&lon=-93.0230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2957C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2957C) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205069199A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR SPRING GEAR BROKE IN FATIGUE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WITH A LOAD OF SKYDIVERS.

## 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 CHI88LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA032), Dec 5, 1987: Cessna 180 (N2957C), Carlton, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2957C (2)

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

- [Incident 19811113088159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113088159I), Nov 13, 1981: Cessna 180 (N2957C), Stanton, MN, 1 fatal. Zx jumper failed to open main chute,opened reserve chute too late. Main chute needed more than normal pull effort.
- [Incident 19780819048739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819048739I), Aug 19, 1978: Cessna 180 (N2957C), Stanton, MN, 1 fatal. Probable horseshoe malfunction on main and reserve chutes due to canopy slump. Fatal. Irving model 35 foot T10.

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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