Cessna 180B N5067E

Summary

On 6 June 2015 at about 17:49 local time, a Cessna 180B registered N5067E, operated by Rickenbach Brothers Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Waterloo, Iowa, 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

6 June 2015 at 17:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Waterloo Rgnl (ALO)

Coordinates

42.5628, -92.4019

Aircraft

Cessna 180B

Registration

N5067E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Rickenbach Brothers Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterloo → Palmyra

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA125

Nobody was injured.

The incorrect installation of the secondary seat stop reel which resulted in the pilot's loss of control when the seat moved full aft during takeoff.

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, the seat slid to its full aft position. He was unable to reach the control pedals and attempted to abort the takeoff. The pilot was not able to control the airplane and it yawed left into a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right horizontal stabilizer, right wing, and right aileron. A postaccident examination by the NTSB Investigator-in-Charge and Textron Aviation revealed the secondary seat stop reel was not installed according to the manufacturer's guidelines. The incorrect installation prevented the primary seat adjustment mechanism from fully engaging into the holes in the seat rail.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.