# Accident 19950303003149A: Cessna 180J, West Dover, VT, March 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1995, 10:15 local time
- Place: West Dover, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9392° N, 72.8529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Dover, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9392&lon=-72.8529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180BF) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950303003149A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED FROZEN LAKE. NOSED OVER IN 2 FT OF SNOW. ENGINE RAN NORMAL IN TEST. INDICATES CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 NYC95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA067), Mar 3, 1995: Cessna 180J (N180BF), West Dover, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE FROZEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N180BF (1)

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

- [Incident 20180703009041I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180703009041I), Jul 3, 2018: Cessna 180J (N180BF), Fortine, MT, Minor damage. ^Mr. Comunale^ was departing runway 13 on a right crosswind. Upon take off, he veered off the centerline and his right wing hit another parked aircraft's…

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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