# NTSB DEN88LA118: Cessna 180, N2123Z, Gettysburg, SD, June 2, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1988, 20:45 local (Jun 2, 1988, 01:45 UTC)
- Place: Gettysburg, SD
- Coordinates: 44.999732, -99.95037 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9997&lon=-99.9504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17474/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA118

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE COMMERCIAL PLT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FLYING TO A FISHING CAMP. DURING LANDING ROLL THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GOT TOO FAR AROUND AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2123Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2123Z), registered now, S/N 18051223, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (registry code 2072614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 180 51223
- Airframe hours: 1748
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ellingson, Jerry F.
- Registered owner: Ellingson, Jerry E.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 28, 1987, 27 hours before
- Departed: Y34, LAKE PRESTON, SD
- Destination: NONE, SOUTH WHITLOCK, SD
- Airport: NONE, South Whitlock, runway 29, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,605 total, 107 in this make and model, 3,551 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19880601017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880601017579A), Jun 1, 1988: Cessna 180F, Gettysburg, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to turn off runway after landing with too much speed. Aircraft ground looped.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.