# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180G: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ANC25FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25FA001.md): Cessna 180 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 5, 2024 · N4631U · Substantial damage
  > On October 4, 2024, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 180 airplane, N4631U, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska. The pilot was fatally injured, and one passenger sustained serious…
- [NTSB CEN23LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA236.md): Cessna 180G · Stevens Point, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2023 · N223WH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.
- [NTSB WPR09LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA167.md): Cessna 180G · Wendover, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2009 · N98FC · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during landing as a result of the binding in one main landing gear brake assembly due to incorrect maintenance procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly reconfigure the airplane during an…
- [NTSB ANC08CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA090.md): Cessna 180G · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 28, 2008 · N4631U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent ground-loop.
- [NTSB LAX08CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA218.md): Cessna 180G · Heber, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2008 · N98FC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind weather conditions.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072616')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=2072616

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