# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180H: In flight collision with terrain/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 ANC04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA035.md): Cessna 180H · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2004 · N2472F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a snow drift during takeoff/initial climb. Factors contributing to the accident were the snow-covered and uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ANC03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA067.md): Cessna 180 · Anchor Point, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 2003 · N91303 · Destroyed
  > An in-flight collision with water for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC03LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA022.md): Cessna 180 · Petersburg, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2002 · N9701G · Destroyed
  > An in flight collision with ocean water for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB SEA94LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA003.md): Cessna 180H · Denton, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1993 · N9002M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's failure to maintain adequate clearance with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were unfavorable winds and the pilot in command's inadquate compensation (premature crosswind turn) for the wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX93LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA233.md): Cessna 180 · Davenport, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1993 · N2790X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control to avoid the high vegetation. Factors relating to this accident were the failure of the pilot to obtain the climb airspeed and the inadvertent stall/mush.
- [NTSB ANC93LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA041.md): Cessna 180H · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1993 · N9737G · Substantial damage
  > The non instrument rated pilot in command entering instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the snow/whiteout condition.
- [NTSB ANC84LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA164.md): Cessna 180 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1984 · N3467Y · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he circled the landing area & then began a low pass (upwind leg) at 30 to 40 ft AGL when the acft started to settle. He applied full power, but the acft struck the ground in a level attitude & rolled to a stop in a boulder patch. During…
- [NTSB LAX84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA079.md): Cessna 180 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1983 · N91478 · Destroyed
  > While on a x-country flt, the acft collided with the crest of a 10,000 ft mountain. Witnesses stated that the plt had circled in the area prior to the accident. The accident reportedly occurred at dusk, but witnesses said the area to the north of the site was…

## 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 ('2072618')
    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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072618&occurrence=230

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