DEN81FTC19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 180 · Thayne, WY · June 26, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1981
Place
Thayne, WY · THAYNE, WY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N966KCessna 180
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810626036549A
Case key
125245

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2496  81/6/26    THAYNE,WY           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 283
        TIME - 2000                    N966K               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 156 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLACKFOOT,ID                STAR VALLEY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N966K
Reported as
Cessna 180
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Airstrip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N966K · 1

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