# NTSB DEN81DTK06: Cessna 180, N5095E, Gettysburg, SD, March 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1981
- Place: Gettysburg, SD · GETTYSBURG, SD
- Location: 45.0060° N, 99.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0060&lon=-99.9539&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 April 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127432
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTK06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTK06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0370  81/3/14  NR.GETTYSBURG,SD      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 947
        TIME - 1130                    N5095E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 695 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GETTYSBURG,SD                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM FARMYARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5095E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5095E), registered now, S/N 50395, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- 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: Nagel Farm

## 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 19810314009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009539A), Mar 14, 1981: Cessna 180B, Gettysburg, SD, Substantial damage. Takeoff from farm yard. Made steep turn to avoid wires. Stalled and crashed.

## Other investigations on N5095E (3)

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 MKC75DER53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER53), Mar 1, 1975: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DER29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER29), Dec 21, 1972: Cessna 180B (N5095E), St. Cloud, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0030), May 6, 1965: Cessna 180 (N5095E), Williston, ND, 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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