# Accident 19910719028899A: Cessna 180J, Newcastle, WY, July 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Newcastle, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8409° N, 104.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8409&lon=-104.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9962N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9962N-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,696 total, 1,696 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719028899A

## Narrative

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

AT OR OVER GROSS WEIGHT,HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN NEAR VERTICAL,HAD SPECIAL MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

## 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 SEA91FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA181), Jul 19, 1991: Cessna 180J (N9962N), Newcastle, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT FACTOR IN THAT HE DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N9962N (1)

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

- [Accident 19880802051669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802051669A), Aug 2, 1988: Cessna 180J (N9962N), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Nosed over during a wheel landing when pilot used brakes while tail was still up.

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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