# NTSB MKC87LA129: Cessna 180, N9161C, Bull Shoals, AR, June 28, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1987, 20:30 local (Jun 28, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Bull Shoals, AR
- Coordinates: 36.369934, -92.579864 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3699&lon=-92.5799&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA129
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34405/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA129

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161C), registered now, S/N 31260, 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
- Serial number: 31260
- Airframe hours: 2649
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870627027579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870627027579A), Jun 27, 1987: Cessna 180, Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft was blown over during water taxi after a lake landing. Thunder storms in the area.

## Other investigations on N9161C (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 MKC88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA082), May 1, 1988: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Rolla, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DER42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DER42), Nov 20, 1975: Cessna 180 (N9161C), Bemidji, MN, 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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