# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180, 1996

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 CHI97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA015.md): Cessna 180 · New Richmond, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1996 · N1535C · Substantial damage
  > the dual student's failure to recover from the bounced landing and the instructor pilot's failure to correct the situation in time.
- [NTSB CHI96LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA307.md): Cessna 180 · Duxbury, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1996 · N2814A · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB CHI96LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA304.md): Cessna 150M · Traverse City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1996 · N9352U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot of the Cessna 180, N2406C, to maintaining proper spacing from the Cessna 150M, N9352U. A factor relating to this accident was the Cessna 180 pilot's diverted attention.
- [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 ATL96LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA112.md): Cessna 180 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 1996 · N3122C · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate annual inspection that resulted in the in-flight loss of the fuel system strainer and subsequent fuel starvation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX96LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA271.md): Cessna 180 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1996 · N4740B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA96LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA118.md): Cessna 180 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1996 · N2411C · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, due to inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind and soft/wet terrain near the edge of the runway.
- [NTSB SEA96LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA099.md): Cessna 180 · Grangeville, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1996 · N626RP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to properly judge the distance and speed of the airplane during the final approach, his failure to obtain a proper touchdown point for landing, and his failure to perform a go-around, while there was sufficient runway remaining. A factor…
- [NTSB LAX96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA188.md): Cessna 180 · Lake Havasu Cty, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1996 · N4691B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control. The wind was a factor.
- [NTSB ANC96LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA061.md): Cessna 180 · Hope, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1996 · N212RF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was soft terrain.
- [NTSB ANC96LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA034.md): Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1996 · N2905A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the brakes during landing. The snow berm along the edge of the runway was a factor.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072602'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072602&year=1996

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