# Accident 20120323004281A: Cessna 180, Longmont, CO, March 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2012, 11:41 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1536° N, 105.0553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1536&lon=-105.0553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9325C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9325C-2013-05-22) (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 MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,315 total, 828 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120323004281A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 23, 2012, AT 11:41 MDT AIRCRAFT N10468, A CESSNA 172S, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT N9325C, A CESSNA 180 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, NEAR LONGMONT, COLORADO. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER OF N10468 RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT OF THE N9325C RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN12FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA199), Mar 23, 2012: Cessna 180 (N9325C), Longmont, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

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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