# NTSB DEN75DTM19: Cessna 180B, N5063E, Orangeville, UT, June 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1975
- Place: Orangeville, UT · ORANGEVILLE, UT
- Location: 39.2308° N, 111.0592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2308&lon=-111.0592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1630  75/6/16    ORANGEVILLE,UT      CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 900
        TIME - 1600                    N5063E              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILCOX RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGEVILLE,UT              PROVO,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25K,WINDROWS OF SAND ON EACH SIDE OF RWY. CHART SAYS USE FLD AT OWN RISK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5063E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5063E), registered now, S/N 50363 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (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: Wilcox Ranch

## 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 19750616017029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750616017029A), Jun 16, 1975: Cessna 180B, Orangeville, UT, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 25K,windrows of sand on each side of rwy. Chart says use fld at own risk.

## Other investigations on N5063E (1)

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 DEN80FTM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM13), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 180 (N5063E), Roosevelt, UT, 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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