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Cessna 180J N180DH

17 July 1985 · Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 July 1985 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N180DH was involved in an accident near Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. 2 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
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Fort Dodge Muni (FOD)
Coordinates
42.4999, -94.1701
Aircraft
Cessna 180J
Registration
N180DH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Aerial Observation
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Waconia → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC85LA160

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

N180DH WAS LANDING ON A 6,547 X 150 FT, DRY, ASPHALT, RUNWAY WITH A LT QUARTERING HEADWIND AT 15, WITH GUST TO 20 KTS. THE PLT SAID HE MADE A FULL FLAP, FULL STALL, 3PT, LANDING. THE ACFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE RWY CENTERLINE BUT AFTER A SHORT ROLL THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LT. THE PLT APPLIED RT RUDDER BUT THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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