Cessna 180J accident near Ashland, WI
On April 15, 1998, a Cessna 180J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ashland, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 15, 1998
- Place
- Ashland, WI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 46.570°N, 90.870°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09807
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 15, 1998, at 0840 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 180J, N828CE, operated by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when while maneuvering parallel to runway 31 at John F. Kennedy Airport, Ashland, Wisconsin, the airplane struck some trees. The airplane subsequently departed controlled flight and struck the terrain. A post-crash fire ensued. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan on file. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated at Ashland, Wisconsin, at 0812 cdt. A witness, whose house was located on a road northeast of the final approach path for runway 31, noticed a "real loud aircraft sound." She went outside to feed her horses and heard the airplane again. She thought that it might be doing touch-and-go landings. The witness said she saw the airplane from her deck. The airplane was southwest of her house, turning from a southeasterly heading, through northeast, and then west. The witness said she could see the top of the airplane in the beginning of the turn. She said that the airplane's turn was completed west of her house. The witness said that a few seconds after she went into her house, she heard a "bang" like something hitting cement, and an echo coming from the northeast. The witness thought the sound came from a neighbor's house, but realized she no longer heard the airplane. Another witness, whose house was southeast of the airport, said that he was outside at 0820 cdt when he heard an airpl
Probable cause
the pilot failing to maintain separation from the trees. Factors contributing to this accident were the trees and the pilot being too low in altitude.
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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.
