# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180H: 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 ANC93LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA066.md): Cessna 180H · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1993 · N8237V · Destroyed
  > The pilot in commands improper compensation for the wind condition. A factor in the accident was the unfavorable wind.
- [NTSB DEN84FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA155.md): Cessna 180H · Broadus, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 1984 · N3481Y · Substantial damage
  > During the initial takeoff climb in a westerly direction a severe wind gust from the south occurred at an alt of aprx 150 AGL. The plt turned the acft to the south and a rapid increase in alt of aprx 60-70 ft occurred. The wind stopped suddenly and the acft…
- [NTSB ANC84LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA057.md): Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1984 · N4747U · Destroyed
  > The plt encountered IMC wx conditions & elected to make a water landing. Also, he stated that he encountered a white-out condition just prior to landing. Shortly after touching down, the acft struck a sand bar & nosed over.
- [NTSB NYC83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA123.md): Cessna 180H · Greenville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1983 · N9052M · Substantial damage
  > The wx was estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 ft overcast when the flt departed Greenville at 1820. Horseshoe pond is 1,500 ft MSL & surrounded by 2,700 ft mountains. As the acft approached the pass the pond was visible. However a south wind prevailed & fog had…

## 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" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072618&occurrence=240

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