# Accident 19930902032829A: Cessna 180, Cheyenne, WY, September 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1397° N, 104.7909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1397&lon=-104.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3120C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120C-1994-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930902032829A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED CLOUDS IN AREA SEVERE TURBULENCE. BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. EXCEED LOAD LIMITS. OTHER AIRCRAFT IN AREA OK.

## 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 SEA93FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA187), Sep 2, 1993: Cessna 180 (N3120C), Cheyenne, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISON BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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