Cessna 180 N1677C

Summary

On 7 June 2013 at about 15:45 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1677C, operated by Quinn Kevin Eugene, was involved in an accident near Nervino, California, 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

7 June 2013 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nervino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Nervino Airport (O02)

Coordinates

39.8178, -120.3517

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1677C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Quinn Kevin Eugene

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nervino → Nervino

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA278

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to takeoff from an area off the runway surface which resulted in a collision with an object.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll from the grass area between the runway and the taxiway, a rock was thrown up by the large bush wheels installed on the airplane and it impacted the left horizontal stabilizer which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot subsequently aborted the takeoff. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.