# NTSB DEN81FTE10: Cessna 180, N9273C, Meeker, CO, December 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1980
- Place: Meeker, CO · MEEKER, CO
- Location: 40.0500° N, 107.8946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0500&lon=-107.8946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127561
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3350  80/12/13   MEEKER,CO           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1615                    N9273C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 3001 TOTAL HOURS, 700
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEEKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEEKER,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- PLT'S SEAT SLID FULL AFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9273C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meeker

## 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 19801213071509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213071509A), Dec 13, 1980: Cessna 180, Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot's seat slid back during takeoff. Pilot did not secure seat properly.

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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