# Accident 19910802034299A: Cessna 180C, Eveleth, MN, August 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eveleth, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4601° N, 92.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4601&lon=-92.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9377T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9377T-2007-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 31 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802034299A

## Narrative

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

TOO SLOW AND NOSE HIGH ON APPROACH. ADDED POWER ABRUPTLY,ENGINE COUGHED,DID NOT RESPOND. IMPACTED ON REAR OF FLOATS

## 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 CHI91LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA253), Aug 2, 1991: Cessna 180 (N9377T), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE AND ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT IS THE LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N9377T (2)

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

- [Accident 19760605014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760605014399A), Jun 5, 1976: Cessna 180C (N9377T), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Gusting to 15K.
- [Accident 19740421018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421018389A), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 180C (N9377T), Elberta, AL, Minor damage. Plt descended from 9500FT,carb heat on. Lndd in plowed corn fld on arpt.

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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