# Accident 19970722019499A: Cessna 180, Carlisle, AR, July 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1997, 06:00 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Carlisle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7807° N, 91.7394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7807&lon=-91.7394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9320C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9320C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970722019499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A THEFT WHEN IT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKEOFF. (-23) A CESSNA 180, N9320C, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS STOLEN FROM A HANGAR AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 27 AT THE CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN CARLISLE, ARKANSAS.

## 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 FTW97LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA279), Jul 22, 1997: Cessna 180 (N9320C), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll (at night).

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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