# Accident 20160313023619A: Cessna 180, Boulder, UT, March 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2016, 08:00 local time
- Place: Boulder, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8914° N, 111.4633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8914&lon=-111.4633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4696B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4696B-2019-10-04) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,492 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313023619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM A DIRT STRIP AND IMPACTED TREES AT THE END OF THE STRIP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR16LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA083), Mar 13, 2016: Cessna 180 (N4696B), Boulder, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff from the soft runway surface, which precluded optimal acceleration during the takeoff sequence.

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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