# Accident 19960608044199A: Cessna 180, Kalispell, MT, June 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1996, 18:08 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Kalispell City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1902° N, 114.3802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1902&lon=-114.3802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2411C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2411C-1999-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO470B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 485 total, 50 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960608044199A

## Narrative

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

LANDING IN VARIABLE WINDS. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. EXITED RUNWAY IN SOFT SOIL. LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED. NOSED DOWN.

## 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 SEA96LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA118), Jun 9, 1996: Cessna 180 (N2411C), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, due to inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind and soft/wet terrain near the edge of…

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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