Cessna 180 N727DG
6 September 2004 · Buena Vista, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 2004 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N727DG was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Colorado, United States. 3 people were 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buena Vista, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buena Vista Municipal Airport (7V1)
- Coordinates
- 38.8133, -106.1200
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N727DG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leadville → Buena Vista
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA135
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the gusty winds and the dirt devil encountered by the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 33 when the airplane encountered a "dust devil." Subsequently, the airplane ground looped, coming to rest on the right side of the runway causing substantial damage. A postaccident examination of the airplane systems, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies. Winds in the area were reported as 320 at 11 knots with gusts to 14 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2004 | Cessna 180 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2004 | Cessna 180K | San Felipe, Mexico | Daniel Hall | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2004 | Cessna 180H | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2004 | Cessna 180J | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2004 | Cessna 180A | Kasiloff, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2004 | Cessna 180 | Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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