Cessna 180 accident near Ventura, CA
On June 1, 2017, a Cessna 180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ventura, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 1, 2017
- Place
- Ventura, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.318°N, 119.340°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170601X72202
Official records · WPR17FA117
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 1, 2017, about 1155 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 180 airplane, N3683C, experienced an in-flight breakup and was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 7 miles west-northwest of Ventura, California. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to the pilot who was operating it as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, local personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions existed along the flight route, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Santa Paula Airport, Santa Paula, California, about 1110. Several witnesses near the accident site reported hearing a loud sound. Two witnesses stated that before hearing the loud sound, it sounded like the engine was powering up. Another witness stated that after hearing the loud sound, he looked up and saw the airplane spinning towards the ground, and that the engine and both wings had separated from the airplane. He added that, when he first saw the airplane, the tail section was still attached to the main cabin. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot held a private pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class airman medical certificate on May 11, 2016, with the limitation that he must wear corrective lenses. The pilot reported on the application for this medical certificate that he had accumulated 1,100 total hours of flight experience and had logged 50 flight hours in the 6 months before the examination. The pilot's logbook was not located during the investigation. AIRCRAFT I
Probable cause
The pilot's abrupt and substantial pullup maneuver while flying the airplane above the maneuvering speed, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. The reason for the pilot's maneuver could not be determined based on the available evidence.
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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.
