# NTSB SEA71DXM03: Cessna 180, N3127C, Boise, ID, July 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1970
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114995
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DXM03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2976  70/7/12    BOISE,ID            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 578
        TIME - 1000                    N3127C              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLOATING FEATHER
                                    INTENDED DESTINATION
                                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- L QUARTERING TAILWIND,10K. FLT WAS FOR EXHIBITION PARA JUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3127C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3127C), registered now, S/N 30926 (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: Floating Feather

## Other investigations on N3127C (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 CEN23LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA251), Jun 21, 2023: Cessna 180 (N3127C), Osceola, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped airplane during a crosswind landing.

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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