# Accident 19910425015969A: Cessna 180, Vernal, UT, April 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1991, 21:15 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5495° N, 109.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5495&lon=-109.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40LT) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,531 total, 606 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425015969A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED PILOT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING.

## 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 SEA91LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA094), Apr 26, 1991: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND HIS FAILUE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N40LT (3)

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

- [Accident 20060414004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414004179A), Apr 14, 2006: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing the pilot failed to maintain directional control and apply proper crosswind correction. The right wing and right elevator were damaged.
- [Incident 20041029027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029027079I), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Redmond, OR, Minor damage. (-23) On or about 2230Z on 10/29/2004, after making an uneventful, full stop landing at cline falls Oregon airport (privately owned and maintained), the pilot…
- [Incident 19890530029099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530029099I), May 30, 1989: Cessna 180 (N40LT), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Had crosswind. Had low time on tail wheel experience.

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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