Cessna 180 N3253D
6 June 1986 · Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3253D, operated by Gregory C. Cover, was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, Wyoming, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cheyenne (CYS)
- Coordinates
- 41.1408, -104.7902
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N3253D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gregory C. Cover
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA156
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
THE STUDENT PLT FLEW FROM ALLIANCE TO CHEYENNE ON HIS SOLO X-COUNTRY AND FLEW LOCALLY AT CHEYENNE TO MAKE 3 LANDINGS AT A TWR CONTROLLED ARPT. WHILE HE WAS IN THE PATTERN A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD MOVED INTO THE VICINITY OF THE ARPT AND THE WINDS BECAME GUSTY. AFTER HIS FINAL LANDING ON RWY 30, THE PLT TURNED OFF TO THE LEFT AND A STRONG GUST PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL. THE LEFT WING AND PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. THREE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE TWR REPORTED THE WINDS FROM 300 DEGREES AT 34 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 38 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1986 | Cessna 180K | Emigrant Pass, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1986 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Leonard E. Hill | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Tanunak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Juan Paul Robertson | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Cessna 180H | Eureka, Alaska, United States | Phillip Wendell Bach | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1986 | Cessna 180H | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1986 | Cessna TU206G | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Patrick M. Sellers | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 180J | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Willard McMillen | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1986 | Cessna R172K | Ft. Bridger, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 140 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Glen E. Latimer | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1986 | Hispano Aviacion ME109 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | James C. Wood | No injuries | - |