Cessna 180 N334SC
25 August 2020 · Givens Hot Springs, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2020 at about 13:15 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N334SC was involved in an accident near Givens Hot Springs, Idaho, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Givens Hot Springs, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sunrise Skypark (ID40)
- Coordinates
- 43.4164, -116.7067
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180
- Registration
- N334SC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1960
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Givens Hot Springs → Yellow Pine
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Pilot's failure to maintain directional control on 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 in the tailwheel equipped airplane, as the tailwheel lifted off the ground, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,729 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2020 | Maule M7 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | Innovations Educational Consulting | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Capella XLS | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2020 | Robinson R22 | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Cessna 180 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |