Cessna 180K N66771
4 June 1985 · Atlantic City, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 June 1985 at about 16:45 local time, a Cessna 180K registered N66771, operated by Lynn Goodfellow, was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180K
- Registration
- N66771
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lynn Goodfellow
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kanab → Atlantic City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85FTE02
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A NARROW CURVED ROADWAY IN A MINING PIT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT MADE A STEEP DESCENT, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DEPARTED THE ROAD. THE ACFT ENTERED AN AREA OF LARGE BOULDERS, NOSED OVER AND TRAVELED 76 FT UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARDS THROUGH THE ROCKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180A | Sioux, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1985 | Cessna 180H | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Stephen S. Hart | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jun 1985 | Cessna 180H | Theordore River, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 180 | Lapoint, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 180 | Arroyo Seco, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1985 | Cessna 180H | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | George Edward Bagwell | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1985 | Cessna 182Q | Wapiti, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Fort Bridger, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1985 | Luscombe 8E | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Piper PA-28-181 | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1985 | Callair A-9 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Red Lodge Airways | Minor injuries | - |