- Date
- June 27, 1987, 20:30 local (Jun 28, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bull Shoals, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9161CCessna 180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870627027579A
- Case key
- 34405
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated the winds were four to five mph from the sw as he departed and he could see thunderstorms four or five miles to the west. He overflew his destination when he saw large waves on the water. He landed in a smooth-water cove and was taxiing across the lake when a strong wind lifted the right wing enough for the left wing to go into the water. The airplane capsized and sank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9161C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31260
- Airframe hours
- 2,649
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William E. Taylor
- Registered owner
- William E Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Pontiac, MO
- Destination
- Oakland, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 845 total · 43 in this make and model · 674 as pilot in command · 113 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 15° at 50 knots, gusting 60
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9161C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.