# Accident 19950603018929A: Cessna 180, Clearlake, MN, June 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1995, 20:10 local time
- Place: Clearlake, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4401° N, 93.9910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4401&lon=-93.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3149D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3149D-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950603018929A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED. RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT WAS MISSING. STRUT BROKE. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA169

## 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 CHI95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA169), Jun 4, 1995: Cessna 180 (N3149D), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. The proximity of trees to the runway was a related factor.

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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