Cessna 180 accident near Cheyenne, WY
On September 2, 1993, a Cessna 180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 2, 1993
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.140°N, 104.791°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13468
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 1993, at approximately 1115 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 180, N3120C, experienced an in flight break-up approximately nine miles north of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the certified flight instructor and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight had departed from Akron, Colorado, on September 2, 1993, at approximately 1000 hours and was en route to Riverton, Wyoming, on a personal flight. The airplane was one of a flight of two en route to Riverton. The pilot in the other airplane, a Cessna 195, reported during a telephone interview and subsequent written statement, that he was told by the Cessna 180 pilot that the expected weather over Cheyenne was forecasted as the cloud tops to be 8,000 feet and the weather at Riverton was reporting 5,000 feet broken with unlimited visibility. Both aircraft took off and leveled off at 10,500 feet. The Cessna 195 pilot stated that when they were over Cheyenne, he could see the town through the broken clouds. The Cessna 180 pilot was approximately one-half mile to the west and in visual contact. Both flights were in communication with each other, and the Cessna 180 pilot reported to the Cessna 195 pilot that they would have to climb to 12,500 feet to get over the clouds. The Cessna 195 pilot reported that he saw that the Cessna 180 was climbing and slightly ahead of his airplane. When the Cessna 195 reached approximately 11,300 feet, the airplane suddenly dropped and the vertical speed ind
Probable cause
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISON BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
