# Accident 20170921011459A: Cessna 180H, Albuquerque, NM, September 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2017, 13:13 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1456° N, 106.8006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1456&lon=-106.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 648 total, 200 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170921011459A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2017, AT 1313 MST, A CESSNA 180H, N180SA, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING TAKE-OFF FROM DOUBLE EAGLE II AIPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS DESTINED FOR OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (RCE).

## 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 GAA17CA547](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA547), Sep 21, 2017: Cessna 180 (N180SA), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll in gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N180SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20150606008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150606008609A), Jun 6, 2015: Cessna 180H (N180SA), Rolla, MO, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Lost control of his conventional gear Cessna-180 during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop. The right wing struck the…

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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