Cessna 180 N2957C
5 December 1987 · Carlton, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1987 at about 18:18 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2957C was involved in an accident near Carlton, Minnesota, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carlton, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carlton (SYN)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2957C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 PLT RPRTD THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS HE STARTED TO TAXI FROM THE RAMP AREA ON A SMOOTH GRASS SURFACE. WHEN THE GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING DROPPED TO THE GROUND & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD. THE PLT RPRTD THE LEFT GEAR LEG HAD BROKEN OFF 2 INCHES 'INSIDE THE BULKHEAD.' AN EXAM OF THE BROKEN PART REVEALED IT HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180A | Dallas, Oregon, United States | Walter Long | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Cessna 180 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Dewey Frank Dodge | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 180 | Church Hill, Mississippi, United States | Guedon Louise E. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Cessna 180B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180 | Bull Shoals, Arkansas, United States | William E. Taylor | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1987 | Cessna 180H | Shelton, Washington, United States | John D. Friend | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1987 | Aeronca 15AC | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Swan Lake Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1987 | Cessna 150M | Redwood Falls, Minnesota, United States | Sun Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Flying Scottsman, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna U206C | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Aeronca 11CC | Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States | LEO C. Reynolds | No injuries | - |