# Accident 20051228030699A: Cessna 180H, Mason, NH, December 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2005, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mason, NH
- Airport: Mason Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7200° N, 71.7800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7200&lon=-71.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2869U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051228030699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32 AT HIS 2300 FT PRIVATE DIRT STRIP. AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE ENGINE GRADUALLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. HE TRIED CARB HEAT AND SWITCHED TANKS FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT WITH NO IMMEDIATE IMPROVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN TREES APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET FROM END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED ON ROUGH TERRAIN JUST BEYOND THE TREES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES (HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON LEFT SHOULDER WITH NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES). AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION, FOUND FUEL AVAILABLE AT GASCOLATOR WITH SMALL QUANTITY OF WATER PRESENT). PROPERTY DAMAGE LIMITED TO A FEW TREES.

## 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 NYC06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA047), Dec 28, 2005: Cessna 180H (N2869U), Greenville, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in water-contaminated fuel in the engine and subsequent engine failure.

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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