Cessna 180C N9065N
30 March 1997 · Camarillo, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1997 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 180C registered N9065N was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camarillo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Camarillo Airport (CMA)
- Coordinates
- 34.2294, -119.0698
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180C
- Registration
- N9065N
- 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
- LAX97LA136
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he lost control of the airplane during a left crosswind landing. The wind lifted the airplane's left wing until the right wing tip dragged on the ground. The airplane then nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer, fuselage, and wings. The pilot estimated the wind velocity at 20 to 25 knots. The air traffic control tower recorded wind velocities at 12 knots. The pilot indicated on his report that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1997 | Cessna 180 | Rancho Santa Yn, Mexico | Lowell Schoonmaker | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna 180 | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1997 | Cessna 180H | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1997 | Cessna 180J | Lopez, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Cessna 180J | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1997 | Cessna 180 | Johnson City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1997 | Airbus A300 B4-203 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Pan American World Airways, In | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Bell UH-1H | Tahoe City, California, United States | Usda / Forest Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 | Castaic, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |