Plane Crash List

Cessna 180G N5252D

19 July 1985 · Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 July 1985 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N5252D was involved in an accident near Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Battle Mountain, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Lander County (BAM)
Coordinates
40.4709, -117.0290
Aircraft
Cessna 180G
Registration
N5252D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Concord → Elko
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA85LA173

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE LANDING AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN TO REFUEL, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 360 DEG A 18 GUSTING 30 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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