- Date
- May 8, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9388CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820508014619A
- Case key
- 69847
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Rudder - improper use ofCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
On takeoff the aircraft veered off the side of the runway and struck a drainage ditch. The pilot reported a gust of wind caught the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9388C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31786
- Airframe hours
- 2,458
- Engine
- Continental O-470J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur B. Mulligan
- Registered owner
- Arthur B. Mulligan
- Departed
- ARR · Aurora, IL
- Destination
- ARR · Aurora, IL
- Airport
- ARR · Aurora Municipal, runway 36, 3,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
N9388CRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Cessna 180Airframe modelCessna 180Engine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 486 total · 304 in this make and model · 381 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 18 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ARR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9388C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC87LA053Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoffstown, NHThe Cessna 180 made a touch and go on a 2100 ft long runway. The touchdown was described as past the first third of the runway. There were two rated pilots and a passenger in the aircraft. The co-pilot thought the aircraft would be unable to clear powerlines…NTSB DEN76DTE54Accident · No injuriesClosedBreckenridge, CO