# NTSB DEN73FTC27: Cessna 180, N3657C, Kemmerer, WY, June 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1973
- Place: Kemmerer, WY · KEMMERER, WY
- Location: 41.7785° N, 110.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemmerer, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7785&lon=-110.5528&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTC27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1530  73/6/12    KEMMERER,WYO        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 188
        TIME - 1430                    N3657C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEMMER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WYO                KEMMERER,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3657C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3657C-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 31155, 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
- Airport: Kemmer Muni

## 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 19730612015289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730612015289A), Jun 12, 1973: Cessna 180, Kemmerer, WY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 25K.

## Other investigations on N3657C (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 ANC85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA175), Sep 9, 1985: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Farewell, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC10), Aug 6, 1975: Cessna 180 (N3657C), Wheatland, WY, 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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