Cessna 180B accident near Sanger, TX
On April 9, 1995, a Cessna 180B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sanger, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 9, 1995
- Place
- Sanger, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.361°N, 97.170°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03275
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 9, 1995, at approximately 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 180B, N5181E, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Sanger, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane, part-owned and operated by the pilot, departed from a local airstrip, Bar VK Air Ranch Estates, at approximately 1755 for the personal cross country flight to Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, Texas. No flight plan was filed or weather briefing received for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area at the time of the accident. Witnesses observed the airplane in straight and level flight, heading south along a valley, at a "low" altitude. One witness reported that as the airplane approached the head of the valley, it climbed to 200 to 300 feet above ground level, and then entered a steep right turn. He further reported that when the airplane had completed 180 degrees of turn, "it was now flying upside down", and then "all of a sudden it turned nose straight down and plowed into the ground." Another witness observed the airplane "doing roll-overs" and stated that the airplane "came out of a roll-over and plunged straight down to the ground." Two additional witnesses who observed portions of the event had consistent recollections. One of the witnesses stated that "the winds were strong and gusting, blowing from the south to the north." Another witness reported that the "wind speed at the time of the crash was approximately 35 to 45 mph out of the south." He also remarked th
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF A LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVER AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND.
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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.
