Cessna 180H N7939V
14 August 1999 · Gillette, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1999 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 180H registered N7939V was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gillette, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillette-Campbell County (GCC)
- Coordinates
- 44.4593, -105.6998
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180H
- Registration
- N7939V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Havre → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop during landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he called the tower for airport advisories when he was 10 to 12 miles north of the airport. He was given a straight in to runway 16, but he didn't remember hearing the wind direction or its velocity. He did perform a left cross wind landing, but as he touched the runway the airplane 'weather vaned to the left.' The subsequent ground loop damaged the right wing tip and dorsal fin. The pilot stated that the surface winds were in excess of 30 knots from his left rear. He said the flags at the terminal were flying straight out. The official recorded winds for Gillette-Campbell County Airport at 1755 were clear skies with winds 080 degrees at 10 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180 | Quebec, Canada | Frank G Riess | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Cessna 180J | Granbury, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1999 | Cessna 180J | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1999 | Cessna 180J | Necedah, Wisconsin, United States | Wisconsin DNR | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1999 | Cessna 180A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,729 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Burlington, Wyoming, United States | Garland Brothers, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Grumman American AA-5 | Newcastle, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-11 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Mark A. Ramsey | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Mooney M20K | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1999 | Cessna 208B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1999 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Wheatland, Wyoming, United States | Larry G. Wright | No injuries | - |