Accident · 2003-03-08

NTSB case CHI03LA081 · Cessna 180K · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2003-03-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 180K (N2732K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.

Source: NTSB case CHI03LA081

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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