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Cessna 180 N7783A

8 November 1999 · Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 November 1999 at about 15:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N7783A, operated by Robert F. Sykes, was involved in an accident near Factoryville, Pennsylvania, 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 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport
Seamans Field (9N3)
Coordinates
40.8608, -75.2007
Aircraft
Cessna 180
Registration
N7783A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert F. Sykes
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Canandaigua → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC00LA031

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a crosswind landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he landed on the runway in a 6-8 knot crosswind. The right main gear touched down on the runway, but the left main gear touched down off to the side of the runway, in the mud. The airplane veered to the left, and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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