# Accident 20020802018479A: Cessna 180, Cascade, ID, August 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2002, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Sulphur Creek Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5364° N, 115.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5364&lon=-115.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2486C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2486C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802018479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT A STRONG WIND GUST HIT SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 SEA02LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA148), Aug 2, 2002: Cessna 180 (N2486C), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run. Wind gusts and a tree were a factor.

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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