# NTSB DEN79DQD10: Cessna 180, N9004C, Las Cruces, NM, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1474  79/5/26    LAS CRUCES,NM       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N9004C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      41, 6037 TOTAL HOURS, 202
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL BEARINGS WORN AND LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9004C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004C-2020-12-02), registration cancelled 2020-12-02, S/N 31052, 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: Las Cruces

## 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 19790526015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526015889A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180, Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot checkout in conventional geared airplane resulted in ground loop and crash.

## Other investigations on N9004C (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 FTW75DQD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD24), May 29, 1975: Cessna 180 (N9004C), Fabens, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70FQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQD08), Mar 29, 1970: Cessna 180 (N9004C), El Paso, TX, 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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