# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180H, 1985

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 SEA85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA222.md): Cessna 180 · Klamath Falls, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1985 · N8062V · Substantial damage
  > The plt lost directional control of the acft following a bounced landing. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy where it contacted an area of tall grass and nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA163.md): Cessna 180H · Mt. Palmer, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1985 · N417GP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Aircraft collided with Cessna 180 and crashed on mountain side about one-quarter mile apart. Piper was sightseeing and Cessna was spotting sheep. Scattered clouds were reported about 300 feet above the points of ground impact.
- [NTSB ANC85FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA136.md): Cessna 180H · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1985 · N71RD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot attempted to takeoff uphill from a short airstrip with a steep incline during a no wind condition. The airplane drifted off the centerline after liftoff and struck three parked airplanes before hitting trees and turning over. Uphill takoffs are not…
- [NTSB LAX85LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA291.md): Cessna 180 · Murrieta, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1985 · N2451F · Substantial damage
  > At the conclusion of a personal cross country flight, the pilot stated he made a hard landing after which, the aircraft got away from him and ground looped.
- [NTSB ANC85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA100.md): Cessna 180H · Theordore River, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1985 · N91390 · Substantial damage
  > The plt landed the float plane on the Theordore River which had a maximum width of about 90 ft & had few straight runs of more than 400 ft. the River had many sharp turns, some in excess of 150 degs, & its depth was as low as 18 inches at low tide. The plt…
- [NTSB ANC85LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA091.md): Cessna 180 · Kenai Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1985 · N180SL · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the float struck the water during landing resulting in the acft nosing over and sinking in 25 ft of water.
- [NTSB ANC85FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA078.md): Cessna 180H · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 1985 · N9042M · Destroyed
  > The acft ran out of fuel after the plt extended his original flt plan route to circumnavigate areas of poor weather. The acft was over water when fuel exhaustion occurred and the acft was ditched under unfavorable conditions.
- [NTSB FTW85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA187.md): Cessna 180H · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1985 · N9054M · Substantial damage
  > The 108 hour pvt plt had been checked out in the taildragger on the day preceding the accident. Returning from a local flt, the plt reported, he lost control during the landing when he encountered a gusting x-wind. The wheel ass'y failed in the subsequent…
- [NTSB ANC85LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA058.md): Cessna 180 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1985 · N91224 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a snow bank during a forced lndg after the eng went to idle pwr during takeoff. The rt wing contacted the snow bank & turned the acft so that the eng cowling was also damaged. The only malfunction noted during the investigation 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072618'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072618&year=1985

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