# Accident 19950915029789A: Cessna 180, Pray, MT, September 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1995, 13:15 local time
- Place: Pray, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3100° N, 110.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3100&lon=-110.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,471 total, 558 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN QUARTERING TAILWIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOLDED GEAR ON ROCK OFF SIDE ROAD. TAILWHEEL DEFECT.

## 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 SEA95LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA218), Sep 15, 1995: Cessna 180 (N11JW), Pray, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE LOSS OF RIGHT TAILWHEEL STEERING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: A LEFT QUARTERING CROSSWIND AND THE SLOPED SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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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