# Accident 19880919050119A: Cessna 180B, Atkinson, NE, September 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1988, 17:10 local time
- Place: Atkinson, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5309° N, 98.9747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5309&lon=-98.9747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5133E-1991-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919050119A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE CHASING A WILD HORSE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ON GROUND IMPACT. PILOT BLAMED BLINDED BY THE SUN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5133E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780830025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780830025939A), Aug 30, 1978: Cessna 180E (N5133E), Nunica, MI, 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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