# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180: In flight encounter with weather 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 ANC06LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA015.md): Cessna 180 · Seward, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 2006 · N212RF · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with low ceilings, turbulence, and downdrafts in cruise flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering, which resulted in an in-flight… - [NTSB ATL03FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA075.md): Cessna 180 · Oxford, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2003 · N3166D · Destroyed > The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was low ceilings. - [NTSB CHI98LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA109.md): Cessna 180 · Whitewood, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1998 · N9140C · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from obstructions (wires) during an approach for a precautionary landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, low ceilings, icing conditions, and… - [NTSB ANC96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA110.md): Cessna 180 · Mc Carthy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1996 · N1746C · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and his inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB SEA93FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA187.md): Cessna 180 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1993 · N3120C · Destroyed > Improper in-flight planning/decison by the pilot, which resulted in exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft after encountering adverse weather. The weather conditions were related factors. - [NTSB ANC91LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA148.md): Cessna 180 · Telida, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1991 · N9640B · Substantial damage > The pilot getting disoriented during flight due to his inattentiveness, the airplane's low fuel level, the fss specialist's giving the pilot an incorrect heading to fly, poor radio communications between the fss and the pilot, the strong crosswind, and the… - [NTSB CHI91LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA189.md): Cessna 180 · Wausa, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1991 · N1721C · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed decision to turn around after encountering IFR flight conditions. Factors were restricted forward visibility and power lines. - [NTSB LAX91LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA192.md): Cessna 180 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1991 · N9147C · Substantial damage > That the pilot improperly used the flight controls and brakes to arrest the runway excursion. Contributing to this accident was encountering unfavorable winds, crosswind conditions, and lack of experience in this type of airplane. - [NTSB LAX90LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA301.md): Cessna 180 · Calexico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1990 · N2985A · Substantial damage > The aircraft's encounter with unfavorable wind, a dust devil, that rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. - [NTSB ATL89LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA075.md): Cessna 180 · Russells Point, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1989 · N4585B · Substantial damage > The pilot's inaccurate evaluation of weather condition, and his failure to use available weather briefing resources. As a result, the pilot encountered structural icing which covered the windscreen, blocking forward visibility. - [NTSB DEN88LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA086.md): Cessna 180 · Logan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1988 · N9393C · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he was on a flight from Colorado springs to portland, Oregon. He said he planned to refuel in the Logan/malad city, Idaho area. After crossing a ridgeline in the mountainous terrain east of Logan, the flt encountered low ceilings and… - [NTSB MKC88FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA023.md): Cessna 180 · Springfield, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1987 · N46TD · Destroyed > According to witnesses on the ground, the aircraft was flying low, under the overcast, when the left wing struck the guy wires of a tv tower and the plane crashed out of control. It was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. Weather stations in the… - [NTSB LAX87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA131.md): Cessna 180 · Oatman, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1987 · N4786B · Substantial damage > At the end of a cross-country flight, the pilot reported that while on final approach, the aircraft encountered moderate turbulence. The pilot set up for a full stall to land in a three point attitude. During the flare, a gust of wind from the right rear blew… - [NTSB FTW86FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA011.md): Cessna 180 · Cisco, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1985 · N2368C · Destroyed > Non-instrument rated pvt pilot proceeded into instrument weather conditions. Control was lost and the aircraft impacted steep nose down in city limits. No record of a wx briefing being received by the pilot was found. No evidence of pre- impact failure or… - [NTSB DEN86FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA009.md): Cessna 180 · Eagle, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1985 · N1611C · Destroyed > The plt departed Eagle arpt with 3 pax to fly them to the white owl lake area for the reported purpose of looking for a possible camping site for hunting activities. The plt encountered IMC and lost control of the acft. He was not instrument rated. All… - [NTSB LAX83FUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUM04.md): Cessna 180J · Descanso, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 24, 1983 · N3687C · Destroyed > The non-instrument rated plt was on a flt from farmington, NM to el cajon, CA, but made a stop at borrego springs, CA where a passenger deplaned. Before departing farmington, he obtainend a wx briefing for the trip, but only filed a flt plan for the 1st leg… ## 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 ('2072602') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072602&occurrence=240 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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