# Accident 19951217041519A: Cessna 180C, Patoka, IN, December 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1995, 10:14 local time
- Place: Patoka, IN
- Airport: Hull Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3999° N, 87.5801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3999&lon=-87.5801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9379T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951217041519A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON TAKEOFF LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. LIFTED AND SETTLED. RAN OFF END. HIT CEMENT WALL OTHER PRIOR STOPPING. (-23) WITH LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND, AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH PASSENGER ON BOARD. RATHER THAN ABORTING ON MORE THAN ADEQUATE RUNWAY, AIRMAN TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND NEVER ACCOMPLISHED THIS TASK. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED AN ACTIVE US HIGHWAY NARROWLY MISSING SEVERAL VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.

## 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 CHI96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA061), Dec 17, 1995: Cessna 180C (N9379T), Patoka, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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