# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180F: 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 ANC02LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA072.md): Cessna 180 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2002 · N2162Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in the left wing striking the ground. A factor contributing to the accident was the grass-covered runway surface.
- [NTSB LAX99LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA114.md): Cessna 180F · Inyokern, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1999 · N345RC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and gusting winds during a wheel landing, which led to a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DEN88LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA118.md): Cessna 180 · Gettysburg, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1988 · N2123Z · Substantial damage
  > The commercial plt and two passengers were flying to a fishing camp. During landing roll the plt applied brakes to turn off the runway. The nose got too FAR around and directional control was lost. The airplane ground looped to the left. The right wing, right…
- [NTSB ANC87LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA130.md): Cessna 180F · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 1987 · N25722 · Substantial damage
  > The wind was blowing from the south at approximately 15 knots gusting 30 knots. As he was turning off the runway, the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to ground loop on the taxiway.

## 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 ('2072614')
    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=2072614&occurrence=260

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