# NTSB DEN74FTC24: Cessna 180H, N2461F, Lander, WY, January 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Place: Lander, WY · LANDER, WY
- Location: 42.8309° N, 108.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lander, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8309&lon=-108.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0061  74/1/30    LANDER,WYO          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1142
        TIME - 1230                    N2461F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 860 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANDER,WYO                  RAWLINS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       56
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BEECH 23 N2334J MINOR DMG.WIND GUST TO 56 KTS.PILOT ATTMPT TAKEOFF FRM RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2461F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt Field

## 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 19740130001699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130001699A), Jan 30, 1974: Cessna 180H, Lander, WY, Substantial damage. Beech 23 N2334J minor dmg. Wind gust to 56 KTS.pilot attmpt takeoff frm ramp.

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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