# Accident 19970327003869A: Cessna 180D, Erie, CO, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 40.0190° N, 105.0394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0190&lon=-105.0394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6484X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6484X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180D (registry code 2072610, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327003869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND FLIPPED OVER, WINDS WERE GUSTY.

## 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 FTW97LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA143), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 180D (N6484X), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N6484X (1)

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

- [Accident 20201103020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103020879A), Nov 3, 2020: Cessna 180D (N6484X), Warrenton, GA, Destroyed. On November 03, 2020, at approximately 1622 local time the pilot attempted to land a Cessna model 180D aircraft at east Warrenton way, warrention Georgia on a…

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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