Plane Crash List

Cessna 180 N3343D

20 July 1991 · Cody, Wyoming, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1991 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3343D, operated by Jerald L. Baxter, was involved in an accident near Cody, Wyoming, United States. 4 people were 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Cody, Wyoming, United States
Nearest airport
Yellowstone Regional (COD)
Coordinates
44.5090, -109.0505
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N3343D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jerald L. Baxter
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Jackpot → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA91LA185

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 180, WHO HAD LANDED WITH A 20 KNOT CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM THE RUNWAY, AS HE ATEMPTED TO TAKE HOLD OF THE FLAP ACTUATION HANDLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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