Cessna 180C N9379T

Summary

On 17 December 1995 at about 15:14 local time, a Cessna 180C registered N9379T was involved in an accident near Patoka, Indiana, United States. 2 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.

Date

17 December 1995 at 15:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Patoka, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Hull Field (IN30)

Coordinates

38.3999, -87.5801

Aircraft

Cessna 180C

Registration

N9379T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Poseyville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA061

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that approximately 500 feet down the grass runway during the takeoff roll, the airplane seemed to turn to the left. He applied more right rudder and the airplane lifted off. The airplane settled back down to the runway, became airborne again, and then impacted a retaining wall located alongside a highway at the departure end of the runway. The airplane traveled across the highway and hit a fence before coming to rest on a field. The pilot stated that the airplane did not have any mechanical problems, he just lost control and never fully recovered.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.