# Accident 19950620026959A: Cessna 180H, Chatsworth, NJ, June 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, NJ
- Airport: Coyle Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8126° N, 74.4246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COYLE FLD (NJ20), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8126&lon=-74.4246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2728X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2728X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620026959A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND AND TORQUE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT UNABLE COPE. GROUND LOOP AND NOSE OVER.

## 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 BFO95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA068), Jun 20, 1995: Cessna 180H (N2728X), Chatsworth, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Related factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.

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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