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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180E · Helena, MT · May 6, 1990

Date
May 6, 1990 · 11:14 local
Place
Helena, MT
Airport
Helena Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8679X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90LA105
Reported as
Cessna 180E
Reported engine
Continental O470R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,140 total1,000 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ground looped on landing roll. Tail wheel bearing worn. Right brake pedal return spring came off bracket.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. TAIL WHEEL BEARING WORN. RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL RETURN SPRING CAME OFF BRACKET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.