# NTSB DEN81DTE03: Cessna 180, N14JM, Canon City, CO, October 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1981
- Place: Canon City, CO · CANON CITY, CO
- Location: 38.4419° N, 105.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cañon City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4419&lon=-105.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTE03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE03-123129

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3226  81/10/11   CANON CITY,CO       CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1600
        TIME - 1400                    N14JM               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1130 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANON CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANON CITY,CO               BROOMFIELD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        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 CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14JM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14JM), registered now, S/N 18052475, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (registry code 2072622) (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: Canon City

## 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 19811011067819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811011067819A), Oct 11, 1981: Cessna 180J, Canon City, CO, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff roll. Hit brakes trying to recover. Nosed over on runway.

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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