Cessna 180J N9996N

Summary

On 15 July 2011 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 180J registered N9996N, operated by Tackett Jimmy K, was involved in an accident near Schlater, Mississippi, 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.

Date

15 July 2011 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Schlater, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Sunnyside Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

33.6411, -90.2928

Aircraft

Cessna 180J

Registration

N9996N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tackett Jimmy K

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Schlater → Schlater

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA407

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was attempting to take off from an airstrip that was primarily used for agricultural airplanes. During takeoff, the airplane veered to the left as the tailwheel lifted off. The pilot corrected by applying right rudder and retarding the throttle, but the airplane departed the runway to the left, impacted a row of corn and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded a normal operation. He said that the accident could have been prevented if he had departed from a larger airport instead of an agricultural airstrip.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.