Cessna 180 N2809A
29 August 1981 · Rockwood, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1981 at about 09:58 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N2809A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Rockwood, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockwood, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meyers
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N2809A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Waynesburg, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2024
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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
CRASHED AFTER PULLING UP TO CLR PWR LN.D/A APRX 3000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 1981 | Cessna 180F | Fallon, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 1981 | Cessna 180 | Price, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180 | Cotton, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Sep 1981 | Cessna 180 | Egegik, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180H | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | B&J Wholesale | Fatal | 4 |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |