# Accident 19871206083049A: Cessna 180, Springfield, NE, December 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: Springfield, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0802° N, 96.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0802&lon=-96.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TD-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871206083049A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A TV TOWER GUIDE WIRES. WAS FLYING UNDER A LOW CEILING IN RAIN AND FOG. VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 MKC88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA023), Dec 6, 1987: Cessna 180 (N46TD), Springfield, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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