# NTSB CHI80FEP52: Cessna 180, N180FS, Bevent, WI, September 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1980
- Place: Bevent, WI · BEVENT, WI
- Location: 44.7705° N, 89.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bevent, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7705&lon=-89.3896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEP52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2108   80/9/2    BEVENT,WI           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 3740
        TIME - 2100                    N180FS              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TONY,WI                     GREEN BAY,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- WRONG"O"RING,PN PRP-902-32,INSTALLED.RGT PN,PRP-909-6.PROP & ATCH BOLTS SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N180FS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180FS), registered now, S/N 31068, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19800902039309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800902039309A), Sep 2, 1980: Cessna 180, Bevent, WI, Substantial damage. Propellor came off in flight. Crash landed in field on night emergency landing. Improper "o" ring seal installed.

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.

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