# Accident 19911230057479A: Cessna 180K, Orange, TX, December 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1991, 12:40 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0685° N, 93.8040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (ORG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0685&lon=-93.8040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20489 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180K
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,964 total, 6,087 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911230057479A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN TIRE RUPTURED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE RUNWAY. PIPE LINE PATROL AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW92LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA051), Dec 30, 1991: Cessna 180K (N20489), Orange, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE RUPTURED LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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