Cessna 180 N5027E
12 July 1987 · New Brighton, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1987 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N5027E was involved in an accident near New Brighton, Minnesota, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Brighton, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.0794, -93.1891
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N5027E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI87FA162
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 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
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE FLOATPLANE START A CLIMBING LEFT TURN SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE FROM A WATER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT DOVE INTO THE WATER WHERE IT STRUCK THE SURFACE RIGHT WING FIRST, FLIPPED INVERTED AND SANK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SUBMERGED AND SUSPENDED UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE FLOATS WHICH REMAINED ON THE SURFACE. ALL FIVE OCCUPANTS DIED BY DROWNING IN THE AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1987 | Cessna 180 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180A | Dallas, Oregon, United States | Walter Long | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1987 | Cessna 180 | Telluride, Colorado, United States | Dewey Frank Dodge | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 180 | Church Hill, Mississippi, United States | Guedon Louise E. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Cessna 180B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1987 | Cessna 180 | Bull Shoals, Arkansas, United States | William E. Taylor | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1987 | Aeronca 15AC | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | Swan Lake Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Belle Plaine, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1987 | Cessna 150M | Redwood Falls, Minnesota, United States | Sun Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Flying Scottsman, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna U206C | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Aeronca 11CC | Inver Grove Hts, Minnesota, United States | LEO C. Reynolds | No injuries | - |