# Accident 19900625022249A: Cessna 180K, Tecumseh, NE, June 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, NE
- Airport: Tecumseh Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3697° N, 96.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3697&lon=-96.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2873K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O47011B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,316 total, 118 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625022249A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS PILOT WAS BACK TAXIING ON RUNWAY AT AN UNSAFE SPEED, LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 MKC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA136), Jun 25, 1990: Cessna 180 (N2873K), Tecumseh, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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