Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N2985A

26 August 1990 · Calexico, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 August 1990 at about 23:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2985A, operated by Thompson, James V., was involved in an accident near Calexico, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Calexico, California, United States
Nearest airport
Calexico Int'l (CXL)
Coordinates
32.6903, -115.5097
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N2985A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Thompson, James V.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Loeto, Baja → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX90LA301

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFAVORABLE WIND, A DUST DEVIL, THAT RENDERED THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OBSERVED DUST DEVILS IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUNWAY AS HE NEARED THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE RUNWAY ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND TURNED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AGAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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