# Accident 19960227002779A: Cessna 180A, Portland, OR, February 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5804° N, 122.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5804&lon=-122.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,830 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960227002779A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO RAMP LEFT MAIN GEAR ROLLED INTO OPEN UNMARKED MANHOLE NEAR FUEL ISLAND.

## 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 SEA96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA064), Feb 27, 1996: Cessna 180A (N9669B), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to identify the unsuitable taxi area, and the failure of airport maintenance personnel to properly identify a construction area.

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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