# NTSB FTW75DQD24: Cessna 180, N9004C, Fabens, TX, May 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1975
- Place: Fabens, TX · FABENS, TX
- Location: 31.5175° N, 106.1351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fabens, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5175&lon=-106.1351&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DQD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD24

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1433  75/5/29    FABENS,TX           CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N9004C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  57, 25291 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            273 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FABENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  FABENS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9004C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004C-2020-12-02), registration cancelled 2020-12-02, S/N 31052, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Fabens

## 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 19750529013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750529013259A), May 29, 1975: Cessna 180, Fabens, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9004C (2)

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 DEN79DQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD10), May 26, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9004C), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70FQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FQD08), Mar 29, 1970: Cessna 180 (N9004C), El Paso, TX, 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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