# NTSB CHI82DA155: Cessna 180, N9388C, Aurora, IL, May 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 8, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Aurora, IL
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69847
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69847/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA155

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9388C-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 31786, built 1955 (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
- Serial number: 31786
- Airframe hours: 2458
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820508014619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014619A), May 8, 1982: Cessna 180, Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. On takeoff aircraft veered off runway and struck drainage ditch.

## Other investigations on N9388C (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC87LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA053), Jan 1, 1987: Cessna 180 (N9388C), Goffstown, NH, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76DTE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE54), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 180 (N9388C), Breckenridge, CO, substantial damage

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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