# NTSB CHI81FER72: Cessna 180, N3205D, Corcoran, MN, September 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1981
- Place: Corcoran, MN · CORCORAN, MN
- Location: 45.0952° N, 93.5475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0952&lon=-93.5475&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2792  81/9/27    CORCORAN,MN         CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2650
        TIME - 1145                    N3205D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KRAL'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MASON CITY,IA               CORCORAN,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- SPRING ARM,P/N 0741001-2,BROKE OFF AT UPPER TWO AXLE ATTACH BOLT HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3205D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3205D), registered now, S/N 32003 (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
- Airport: Kral'S

## 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 19810927063419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927063419A), Sep 27, 1981: Cessna 180, Corcoran, MN, Substantial damage. During landing roll, gear spring arm failed at axle bolts. Found fatigue crack.

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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