# Accident 20140519020269A: Cessna 180, Sullivan, MO, May 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2014, 07:00 local time
- Place: Sullivan, MO
- Airport: Sullivan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2335° N, 91.1643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SULLIVAN RGNL (UUV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2335&lon=-91.1643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3888C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3888C) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519020269A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A GROUND LOOP DUE TO STRONG WIND GUST. NO PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES, NO PROP STRIKE, NO ENGINE STOPPAGE, NO WING STRIKE. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WITH CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND WRINKLED BELLY SKIN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3888C (1)

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

- [Accident 20150630010129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150630010129A), Jun 30, 2015: Cessna 180 (N3888C), Cahokia, IL, Substantial damage. On June 30, 2015 at approximately 09:45 CDT, [privacy data omitted] ground looped aircraft registration number N3888C, a Cessna-180, serial number 31036 while…

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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