Accident Cessna 180 N2413C,
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Date:Friday 28 August 1987
Time:18:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2413C
MSN: 30713
Year of manufacture:1954
Total airframe hrs:3650 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL O-470-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Grassy Butte, ND -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cando, ND (9D7)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
N2413C, A CESSNA 180, WAS LANDING IN TEDDY ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK WHERE THE PLT AND HIS PASSENGERS INTENDED TO HUNT DEER. A FLAT, GRASSY AREA ON A RIDGE WAS SELECTED FOR LANDING. THE AREA WAS CHECKED AND MARKED OFF BY FRIENDS OF THE PLT BEFORE THE LANDING ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE PLT SAID THE MARKED AREA WAS SHORTER THAN HE HAD REQUESTED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DROP OFF AND THE RT MLG COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND RT WING.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN87LA228
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN87LA228

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