# Accident 20170820013499A: Cessna 180, Newport, NH, August 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2017, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newport, NH
- Airport: Parlin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3833° N, 72.1850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3833&lon=-72.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1585C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1585C) (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: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170820013499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF A CESSNA 180 HAD RIGHT BRAKE CONTROL ISSUES WHILE TAXIING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT GROUND LOOPING THE AICRAFT.

## 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 ERA17LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA290), Aug 20, 2017: Cessna 180 (N1585C), Newport, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak in the right brake slave cylinder, which led to no fluid in the reservoir and subsequent asymmetric braking.

## Other reports on N1585C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800621055879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621055879I), Jun 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N1585C), Osceola, MN, 1 fatal. Main parachute did not open. Reserve did not open in time. One skydiver fatality.

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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