Cessna 180G N1250W
7 September 2009 · Canby, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 180G registered N1250W, operated by Scherff Lewis H, was involved in an accident near Canby, Minnesota, United States. 2 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canby, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Myers Field Airport (CNB)
- Coordinates
- 44.7281, -96.2622
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180G
- Registration
- N1250W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Scherff Lewis H
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Custer → Canby
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA564
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane encountered a gust of wind from the south/southeast while landing on Runway 12. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway where the right wing struck the ground and the airplane came to rest. The pilot reported that the automated weather reporting system reported winds from 150 degrees at 12 knots. Approximately 1 hour prior to the accident, the closest weather reporting station, located about 45 miles northwest of the accident airport, reported winds from 160 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 25 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 180 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2009 | Cessna 180 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Beam Douglas Jade | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Cessna 180A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Community College | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2009 | Cessna 180 | Pistol Creek, Idaho, United States | Maslen Holbrook | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Cessna 180F | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | Baker Benjamin K | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Cessna 180A | Condon, Oregon, United States | Bartell Stan D | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2009 | Cessna 180F | Townsend, Montana, United States | Sparky Imeson | Fatal | 1 |
All 2,729 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Jun 2009 | Aviat A1 | Garrison, Minnesota, United States | Allan Dela | No injuries | - |
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