# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180A: Loss of control - on ground/water 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 DEN07CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA111.md): Cessna 180A · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2007 · N180EV · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. - [NTSB ATL07CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA008.md): Cessna CE-180-A · Statesville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 13, 2006 · N180VT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground collision with the runway. - [NTSB ANC06CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA060.md): Cessna 180 · Sterling, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 24, 2006 · N4814 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in an on-ground encounter with the runway surface. Factors contributing to the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop. - [NTSB CHI05CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA268.md): Cessna 180A · Lodi, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 15, 2005 · N392PT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing resulting in a nose-over. - [NTSB DEN04CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04CA062.md): Cessna 180A · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2004 · N8956Q · Substantial damage > the pilot's decision to takeoff in wind conditions that consisted of a quarterly tailwind and a crosswind in excess of the maximum demonstrated crosswind component, and his failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB CHI02LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA207.md): Cessna C180A · Ogallala, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2002 · N5359D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The open window diverting the pilot's attention was a contributing factor. - [NTSB ANC99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA102.md): Cessna 180A · Gustavus, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 1999 · N6180 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve. - [NTSB NYC96LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA128.md): Cessna 180 · Fulton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1996 · N7783A · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. - [NTSB ANC94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA033.md): Cessna 180A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1994 · N288LS · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in the airplane. - [NTSB ANC93LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA080.md): Cessna 180A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1993 · N5252D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane during landing. The tailwind was a factor. - [NTSB ANC91LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA127.md): Cessna 180A · King Salmon, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1991 · N26CZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff run. Contributing to the accident was the rough water. - [NTSB ANC89LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA054.md): Cessna 180-A · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1989 · N9685B · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff run. A contributing factor to the accident is the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff site. - [NTSB ANC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA098.md): Cessna 180A · Northway, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1988 · N5327D · Substantial damage > The commercially certificated pilot was landing at Northway, AK., when the airplane ground-looped to the left. He reportedly had also ground-looped the same airplane when he landed at whitehorse, Canada, just prior to the landing at Northway. A post-accident… - [NTSB ATL88LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA157.md): Cessna 180A · Danville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1988 · N9712B · Substantial damage > The plt performed a wheel landing and attempted to hold the tailwheel off the runway surface with nose down elevator. The right wing began to lift and the acft veered to the right. Remedial control inputs were made and the left main landing gear axle… - [NTSB ANC85LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA185.md): Cessna 180A · Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1985 · N5353D · Substantial damage > The pilot stated the aircraft left wing was raised by a gust of wind. The aircraft accelerated rapidly in a si deways attitude to the right. The wind gust encountered and the fact the landing roll was almost completed CA used a situation that was beyond the… - [NTSB SEA84LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA214.md): Cessna 180A · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N601N · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that during the takeoff ground run, just prior to rotation, he 'took a sharp gust of wind from the left and ground looped the aircraft.' - [NTSB SEA84LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA077.md): Cessna 180-A · Garfield, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1984 · N88666 · Substantial damage > The acft was landed in a soft stubble field. The landing gear mired and the acft ground looped breaking the right main landing gear. - [NTSB LAX84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA191.md): Cessna 180A · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1984 · N9764B · Substantial damage > Prior to takeoff, the plt had to push the acft out of mud where the right landing gear had sunk into the ground. He took off and flew for 1/2 an hour. The plt reported that during the landing, the right brake seemed to be frozen and the acft swerved to the… - [NTSB LAX84LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA080.md): Cessna 180A · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1983 · N5016E · Substantial damage > While departing, the acft began veering left as the tailwheel came off the ground during the takeoff roll. It rolled onto a hard dirt shoulder to the left of the asphalt rwy. The plt reported that he corrected the drift by applying right rudder & the acft… - [NTSB MKC84LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA026.md): Cessna 180A · Topeka, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1983 · N7814A · Substantial damage > The acft veered off the rwy into the grass and collapsed the main landing gear during takeoff. The pilots seat slid aft as the acft accelerated and the pilot lost control of the acft. The acft veered off the left side of the runway into the grass. The pilot… - [NTSB CHI83LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA073.md): Cessna 180 · Monee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1983 · N9699B · Substantial damage > The acft ran off the right side of the runway during landing on rwy 27. The wind was from 320 to 350 degrees at 12-15 KTS. After the acft left the rwy it encountered soft plowed ground and nosed over. The pilot had only 6 hrs solo in make and model. ## 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 ('2072604') 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" = 260)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072604&occurrence=260 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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