# Accident 19970608013559A: Cessna 180, Hollister, CA, June 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1997, 18:35 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Frazier Lake Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8907° N, 121.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8907&lon=-121.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3343D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3343D-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 39 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608013559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING, CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING A GROUND LOOP DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT PLACE THE ELEVATOR IN THE FULL UP POSITION AFTER LANDING, WHICH HE FELT REDUCED DIRECTIONAL RESPONSE TO BOTH THE AERODYNAMIC RUDDER AND THE STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT, HE ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND, WHICH TORQUED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A FULLY DEVELOPED GROUND LOOP.  DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE WING FUEL TANK TO START LEAKING.  THE FUEL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITED AND THE FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX97LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA203), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Hollister, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the elevator and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's application of full power…

## Other reports on N3343D (2)

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

- [Accident 19910720034279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720034279A), Jul 20, 1991: Cessna 180 (N3343D), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in excessive gusty crosswind and ground looped. Stated attention diverted to find flap handle
- [Accident 19820206004541A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206004541A), Feb 6, 1982: Cessna 180 (N3343D), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft right wing struck N71681 propeller during taxi for takeoff.

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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