# Accident 20160905015929A: Cessna 180C, Clemson, SC, September 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2016, 12:30 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Airport: Oconee County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6722° N, 82.8858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6722&lon=-82.8858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180C (registry code 2072608, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160905015929A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/05/2016 1730 Z TIME AIRCRAFT N451SW A CE-180 RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT CLEMSON, SC (CEU) WITH 1 POB, NO INJURIES AND NO REPORTED DAMAGE.

01/17/17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SITE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED BY THE FAA IIC.

## 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 GAA16CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA478), Sep 5, 2016: Cessna 180 (N451SW), Clemson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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