# NTSB CHI80DA047: Cessna 180, N91473, Otisville, MI, June 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1980
- Place: Otisville, MI · OTISVILLE, MI
- Location: 43.1653° N, 83.5253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otisville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1653&lon=-83.5253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DA047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA047

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1120  80/6/20    OTISVILLE,MI        CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1000
        TIME - 1630                    N91473              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIXPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,MI                 OTISVILLE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CLOSED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91473](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91473-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 18052096, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rixport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800620025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620025079A), Jun 20, 1980: Cessna 180H, Otisville, MI, Destroyed. Pilot attempted downwind landing. Started goaround, pulled up and stalled. Aircraft caught fire after crash.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.