Cessna 180 N4988E
1 August 1981 · Cotton, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 August 1981 at about 11:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N4988E was involved in an accident near Cotton, Minnesota, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cotton, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.1600, -92.4698
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N4988E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sand Lake → Oshkosh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI81LA106
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFTER AN ENCOUNTER WITH INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHILE ENROUTE IN THE COMPANY OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, CLOUDS WERE ENCOUNTERED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTURE FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT OCCURRED AND ALTITUDE WAS NOT MAINTAINED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THE TERRAIN IN A REMOTE AREA. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 1981. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON NOVEMBER 5, 1990.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1981 | Cessna 180F | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1981 | Cessna 180 | Price, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180H | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | B&J Wholesale | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Jul 1981 | Cessna 180 | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | Avrora Leasing | No injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1982 | Quickie | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Harry W. Daymond | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1982 | Cessna 150L | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Seifert Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Dwire Bros. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lakerville, Minnesota, United States | Gervase J. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Bell 47G-4A | Near Brooten, Minnesota, United States | Bonanza Valley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Houston, Minnesota, United States | Rolf E. Iverson Ltd. | No injuries | - |