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Cessna 180 N9115C

15 August 1998 · Anaconda, Montana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 15 August 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N9115C, operated by Dean Neitz, was involved in an accident near Anaconda, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States
Nearest airport
Bowman Field (3U3)
Coordinates
46.1209, -112.9698
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N9115C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Dean Neitz
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA98LA167

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

A ground-loop resulting from the pilot's inadequate remedial action while attempting to correct for an inadvertent loss of directional control during the landing roll. Factors include the loss of directional control and attempting to land with a tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While attempting to land with a tailwind, the pilot experienced an inadvertent loss of directional control. Due to the pilot's inadequate remedial action, the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and subsequently ground-looped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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