# Accident 19910613021709A: Cessna 180, Wausa, NE, June 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Wausa, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4894° N, 97.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4894&lon=-97.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1721C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1721C) (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 O470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,898 total, 2,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613021709A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO LAND DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. IN HEAVY RAIN MISTOOK ROAD FOR RUNWAY. HIT WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA189), Jun 13, 1991: Cessna 180 (N1721C), Wausa, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO TURN AROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING IFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE RESTRICTED FORWARD VISIBILITY AND POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N1721C (1)

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

- [Incident 19901112062469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112062469I), Nov 12, 1990: Cessna 180 (N1721C), Denver, CO. Radio problems. Entered control area and landed with clearance. Was coming there for radio repairs.

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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