# NTSB FTW80DPM18: Cessna 180, N9211C, Langley, OK, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Langley, OK · LANGLEY, OK
- Location: 36.4803° N, 95.0572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langley, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4803&lon=-95.0572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPM18

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1907  80/8/30    LANGLEY,OK          CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N9211C              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 54, 4777 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEARMANS ROOST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON, MO                 LANGLEY,OK
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                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                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9211C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9211C-1983-08-06), registration cancelled 1983-08-06, S/N 31310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stearmans Roost

## 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 19800830040519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830040519A), Aug 30, 1980: Cessna 180, Vinita, OK, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing roll. Gear collapsed & aircraft caught fire and burned.

## Other investigations on N9211C (4)

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 LAX79FVD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVD38), Sep 1, 1979: Cessna 180 (N9211C), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK70D0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0035), Jun 1, 1969: Cessna 180 (N9211C), San Jose, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0229), Jan 14, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9211C), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66F0140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0140), Oct 2, 1965: Cessna 180 (N9211C), Reno, NV, 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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