Cessna 180G N4707U
19 June 1999 · Kalispell, Montana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 1999 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N4707U was involved in an accident near Kalispell, Montana, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kalispell, Montana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalispell City (S27)
- Coordinates
- 48.1903, -114.3798
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180G
- Registration
- N4707U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Missoula → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA99LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An encounter with a crosswind gust, which was not possible to compensate for.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during landing roll on runway 31, 'a strong gust of wind hit the plane and lifted it up', and that 'when this happened the wind got under my left wing and lifted it up.' He stated that 'at this point the plane was moving [too] slow to have effective control to counter [the] wind and the right wing scraped the runway.' The pilot reported that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved. Winds at a nearby airport were reported as southwesterly with gusts up to 21 knots, and a gust factor (gust speed minus sustained wind speed) of 7 to 11 knots, during the time frame of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Quebec, Canada | Frank G Riess | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Cessna 180J | Granbury, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Cessna 180J | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Cessna 180J | Necedah, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin DNR | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1999 | Eugene Hughes LANCAIR IV | Butte, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1999 | Maule M-5-235C | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1999 | Beechcraft S35 | Melstone, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-24-250 | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 1999 | Cessna 182K | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1999 | D Wayne Smith WAYNCRAFT 14 | Libby, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |