# NTSB DEN76DTM24: Cessna 180, N3642C, Moab, UT, March 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1976
- Place: Moab, UT · MOAB, UT
- Location: 38.5701° N, 109.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-109.5478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0856  76/3/28    MOAB,UT             CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 370
        TIME - 1145                    N3642C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANYONLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    MOAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        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                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           69                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL SPRING ASSY 0742100-4 BROKEN. SOME STEERING CAPABILITY LOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3642C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3642C), registered now, S/N 31140, 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: Canyonlands

## 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 19760328007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760328007909A), Mar 28, 1976: Cessna 180, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. Tail wheel spring assy 0742100-4 broken. Some steering capability lost.

## Other investigations on N3642C (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 WPR10CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA333), Jul 1, 2010: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DEN67D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0096), Aug 28, 1966: Cessna 180 (N3642C), Kemmerer, 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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