# Accident 19960503009369A: Cessna 180, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, May 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1996, 17:05 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4792° N, 114.3198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4792&lon=-114.3198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4691B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4691B-1997-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 226 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009369A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST LIFTED WING ON LANDING ROLL. DRAGGED OTHER WING. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER. QUARTERING HEAD WIND.

## 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 LAX96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA188), May 4, 1996: Cessna 180 (N4691B), Lake Havasu Cty, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The wind was a factor.

## Other reports on N4691B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860513029889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860513029889I), May 13, 1986: Cessna 180 (N4691B), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on rollout during checkout flight. Instructor allowed student to go too FAR before action.

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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