# NTSB MKC66F0295: Cessna 180, N555F, West Fargo, ND, November 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1965
- Place: West Fargo, ND · WEST FARGO, ND
- Location: 46.8589° N, 96.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8589&lon=-96.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0295
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0295

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3659   65/11/9   WEST FARGO N DAK    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 710
        TIME - 1100                    N555F               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST FARGO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-28 N8928W SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555F-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 30133, built 1953 (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: West Fargo

## Other investigations on N555F (1)

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 ANC81DAG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG56), Jul 30, 1981: Cessna 180 (N555F), Cordova, AK, 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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