# Accident 19910526017349A: Cessna 180, Devils Lake, ND, May 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1095° N, 98.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1095&lon=-98.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115F-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180B (registry code 2072606, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 185 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910526017349A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. PILOT REPORTED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL. ALSO A RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA163), May 26, 1991: Cessna 180 (N115F), Devils Lake, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS A CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N115F (1)

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

- [Accident 19950415007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415007969A), Apr 15, 1995: Cessna 180B (N115F), Cantwell, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into rising glacier terrain in snow and fog. Whiteout conditions were indicated. Was 500 feet below ridge.

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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