# Accident 19951020033709A: Cessna 180G, Belle Fourche, SD, October 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Belle Fourche, SD
- Airport: Belle Fourche Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6604° N, 103.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6604&lon=-103.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5466E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5466E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951020033709A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR. FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND. (-23) LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON LANDING.

## 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 CHI96LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA018), Oct 20, 1995: Cessna 180G (N5466E), Belle Fourche, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor in the accident was the 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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