# Accident 19960120000809A: Cessna 180, Buena Vista, CO, January 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1996
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.8309° N, 106.1404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8309&lon=-106.1404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6502A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960120000809A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTING TO TAKEO OFF FROM RUNWAY, GUST OF WIND CAUGHT AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED IT OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW96LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA101), Jan 20, 1996: Cessna 180 (N6502A), Buena Vista, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind.

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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