Cessna 180 N91230
17 April 1977 · Pope Valley, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1977, a Cessna 180 registered N91230, operated by Pope Parachute, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pope Valley, California, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pope Valley, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pope Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N91230
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pope Parachute
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Parachute Jump
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0634
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
LOOSE GRAVEL ON RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 1977 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1977 | Cessna 180F | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Geist-Wurzlow | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1977 | Cessna 180 | Alderwood Mnr, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1977 | Cessna 180 | Apollo, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1977 | Cessna 180J | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1977 | Cessna 180 | Ashland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |