# Accident 20210719011249A: Cessna 180H, Brenham, TX, July 19, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 19, 2021, 18:30 local time - Place: Brenham, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.0994° N, 96.3549° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0994&lon=-96.3549&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9024M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9024M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA331) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719011249A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. N9024M FLIGHT WITH 01 PILOT ONBOARD ORIGINATING FROM MATAGORDA ISLAND, TX, CRASHED IN A FIELD FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRENHAM, TX. PILOT STATED THAT SEVEN MILES FROM BRENHAM, ON FINAL FOR LANDING RUNWAY 34, THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING/SHUTTING OFF/RESTARTING. PILOT STATED ADJUSTING MIXTURE HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT BELIEVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. PILOT SAID HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000-FT. ALTITUDE AND DID NOT THINK HE WOULD MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT SO FOUND A SUITABLE FIELD TO LAND IN. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. PILOT STATED HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO TAKING OFF/LANDING ON ROUGH SURFACES SO HAD NO CONCERN WITH TAKING OFF FROM THE FIELD. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN OLDER ENGINE IN IT THAT ALLOWED USING AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SO HE HAD LOCAL RESIDENTS PURCHASE TEN GALLONS OF GASOLINE FOR HIM. AFTER ADDING FUEL, PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF. VIDEO EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) TROOPER SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT POWER UP, COMMENCE TAKE-OFF ROLL ON A GRADUAL DOWNHILL SLOPED FIELD, BOUNCE NUMEROUS TIMES, LIFT OFF, START TO CLIMB, GRADUALLY VEER TO THE LEFT LOSING ALTITUDE, AND IMPACT TERRAIN. ON SCENE EVIDENCE INDICATES THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE ON AN APPROXIMATE BEARING OF 135-DEGREES, AT POSITION 030.10139 / -096.35653. AT THE LOCATION OF IMPACT AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN APPROXIMATE BEARING OF 318 DEGREES. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDES: BOTH PROPELLER BLADES BENT; DAMAGE TO LOWER, LEFT AREA OF NACELLE; LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED; DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AT WINGTIP AND APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN; WRINKLING OF SKIN, UPPER SURFACE OF LEFT WING; FENCE POST IMPACT DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET FROM WINGTIP; BARBED WIRE ATTACHED TO LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WITH SEVERAL FEET OF BARBED WIRE COILED ON GROUND; T-POST IMPACT DAMAGE TO RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER; WRINKLING OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AT AIRFRAME, WITH TEARING OF AIRFRAME SKIN; WRINKLING OF TAIL SECTION OF FUSELAGE INDICATING SHIFTING; DAMAGE TO LOWER, RIGHT SIDE OF NACELLE. THERE IS A SLIGHT FUEL LEAK FROM THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT DOORS LOCKED SO UNABLE TO ACCESS INTERIOR. ## 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 CEN21LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA331), Jul 19, 2021: Cessna 180 (N9024M), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff from a rough field. ## Other reports on N9024M (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20020518011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020518011469A), May 18, 2002: Cessna 180H (N9024M), Skwentna, AK, No damage. (-23) Float equipped aircraft departed lake hood, anchorage, Alaska to cheltana lake. At approximately 1430 hours pilot heard a "snap" sound from the engine… - [Accident 19750304004889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750304004889A), Mar 4, 1975: Cessna 180H (N9024M), Yakima, WA, Substantial damage. Float equip. L wg hit bank. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.