# Accident 19950315008119A: Cessna 180, Winslow, AZ, March 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1995, 12:55 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1006° N, 110.6410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1006&lon=-110.6410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1520C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1520C-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950315008119A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED A FRIEND ON THE GROUND. THEN COLLIDED WITH UNSEEN 33 FEET AGL POWER LINES AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA135), Mar 15, 1995: Cessna 180 (N1520C), Winslow, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgement by intentionally deciding to buzz.

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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